Climate Crisis

As Northeast Temperatures Rise, Low-Income Neighborhoods and Ethnic, Racial Minorities are Expected to Feel the Heat More

Providence’s Knowledge District Slow to Grasp Reality of Rising Waters

Worst-Case Scenario: Big Storm Could Unleash Problems on Port of Providence

Coastal Megaprojects Past and Present Show Mitigation Challenges of Climate Crisis

HOPKINTON, R.I. — Shot in July 2017, “Beneath the Polar Sun” was produced and directed by Diana Kushner and Stephen Smith, a Hope Valley couple who operate Arcadian Fields Organic Farm. The Earth’s cooling system is failing.

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Fishermen’s Tales Illustrate R.I.’s Changing Seaside Landscape

Rhode Island’s Warming Marine Waters Force Iconic Species Out, Disrupt Catch Limits and Change Ecosystem Services

Act On Climate: Legislators and Activists Offer Thoughts On Where R.I. Goes After Passing Highly Touted Climate Law

WARREN, R.I. — When high tides surge into Belcher Cove, salt water backflows through underground storm pipes and bubbles up through a storm drain on Market Street. It floods this low-lying neighborhood near Redmond Street, and seeps into nearby businesses. The street can become impassable, unless cars willingly, or unknowingly, drive through the saltwater inundation.

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Common Good Preached to Help Protect Vulnerable Waterfront Neighborhood in Portsmouth

Group of Friends Track Block Island’s Crumbling Shoreline

Salt Water Intrudes On Household Wells and Septic Systems

Municipalities, including Providence, largely manage stormwater with outdated infrastructure practices — gutters, basins and pipe that quickly carry runoff to the nearest waterbody. The most visual result of this lack of municipal attention is that unmaintained storm drains fill with sediment, which causes rain to back up, flooding streets, homes and businesses. But there are more-subtle implications.

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