Infographics

Rising Tides and Coastal flooding in the US

Coastal flooding and sea level rise threaten millions of Americans. The Rising Tides Summit brings together a bipartisan group of local leaders and federal officials to tackle the issue.

Credit: Originally published by the World Resources Institute, 2017 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Curated by Lea Rekow for BifrostOnline

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