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"As waters rise, wetlands — states' natural barrier against major storms — are in a state of “drowning.” Choked septic systems are failing & threatening to contaminate waterways. Insurance companies are raising rates, limiting policies or even bailing in some places, casting uncertainty over future home values in #flood-prone areas.

Roads increasingly are falling below the highest tides, leaving drivers stuck in repeated delays, or forcing them to slog through salt water to reach homes, schools, work & places of worship. In some communities, researchers & public officials fear, rising waters could periodically cut off some people from essential services such as medical aid."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/southern-us-sea-level-rise-risk-cities/? #ClimateChange #ClimateRefugees