Climate Crisis

New Providence Partnership Pushes for Climate-Ready City

East Bay Communities Search for Answers on How to Protect Properties from Sea-Level Rise and Flooding

Some Rhode Island Flood Insurance Rates About to Skyrocket

Localized Projects to Strengthen Portsmouth’s Climate Resiliency

KINGSTON, R.I. — Researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Pennsylvania State University were recently awarded a four-year, $1.5 million grant through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study the effects of sea-level rise and how it may exacerbate the impact of extreme weather.

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For Many On Coast, Climate Crisis Means Rising Insurance Rates

Barrington Climate Committee Focuses On Solar to Address Crisis

When the Sea Comes to Claim the Past: Climate Change and Coastal Archaeology

A new study on perceptions of coastal water quality shows users may have more difficulty interpreting warning signs than previously thought. More than 600 recreational users around Narragansett Bay were surveyed regarding their understanding of water quality. Plenty of misconceptions were cited.

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‘We Were Warned:’ Rhode Island and Sixth IPCC Climate Report

Pound for Pound, Rose Island Narragansett Bay’s Toughest Place

Priceless Space Where Land Meets Sea is Slowly Drowning

Shortly after he was named Rhode Island’s first chief resiliency officer, in mid-September 2017, Shaun O’Rourke was handed a monumental task: write a state resiliency plan to deal with the climate crisis by July 1, 2018.

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Rhode Island’s Largest Wastewater Treatment Facility Keenly Aware of 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

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URI Awarded $1.5 Million NOAA Grant to Study Sea-Level Rise Impact on Extreme Weather

Beachgoers Confused by What Constitutes Healthy Shoreline

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Ocean State’s Chief Resiliency Officer has a Climate Plan

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