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Climate change and sea level rise pose an acute challenge for cities with combined sewer systems

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Older coastal cities, like Philadelphia, New York and Boston are at risk of being inundated by untreated sewage during floods. Due in part to the design of their combined sewer systems and in part due to sea level rise, these cities could be facing a growing public health crisis as climate change also drives more extreme precipitation.

Climate change and sea level rise pose an acute challenge for cities with combined sewer systems." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 27 June 2024. <www.sciencedaily.comDrexel University. . Climate change and sea level rise pose an acute challenge for cities with combined sewer systems.

As climate change fuels sea level rise, younger people will migrate inland, leaving aging coastal populations -- and a host of consequences -- in their wake, a study finds. While destination cities ... Climate change will shape the future of coastal communities, with flood walls, elevated structures and possibly even floating cities used to combat sea level rise. New research has found that managed ...

Most coastal cities and ports face a double threat from storm surge and river flooding. Infrastructure development along waterways and sea-level rise increase vulnerability for these communities. ... Local conservation can boost the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems, species and cities and buy them time in their fight against sea-level rise, ocean acidification and warming temperatures, a ...

 

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