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Sewer Backups Nearly Doubled in NYC Last Year Due to Climate Change

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Sewer Backups Nearly Doubled in NYC Last Year Due to Climate ChangeBy Liz Donovan . Published September 22, 2022Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on emailShare on printThe city’s aging infrastructure combined with more intense rainfall is resulting in more sewer backups, which took on average more than 15 hours to resolve during the …

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Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 12 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residents

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Wu Declares Heat Emergency, Opens 12 BCYF Cooling Centers to All Residentsby Patriot-Bridge Staff • July 20, 2022 • 0 CommentsMayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston beginning Tuesday, July 19 through Thursday, July 21 due to the weather that is forecasted for this time period. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid …

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Wu Announces Strategies To Enhance Coastal Resilience in Charlestown and East Boston

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Wu Announces Strategies To Enhance Coastal Resilience in Charlestown and East Bostonby Patriot-Bridge Staff • August 18, 2022 • 0 CommentsSpecial to the Patriot-BridgeMayor Michelle Wu announced Coastal Resilience Solutions for East Boston and Charlestown (Phase II), a comprehensive framework to understand coastal flood risk, options for coastal resilience solutions, and timelines for implementation in parts of East Boston …

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Out with the BPDA – The Bay State Banner

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Out with the BPDASal GiarrataniGrowing up in the South End and Lower Roxbury during the ’50s and ’60s, I remember well the planned destruction of numerous city neighborhoods that were deemed too far gone to save (“Is Wu still planning to close the BPDA?” Bay State Banner, Aug. 18).If memory serves me correctly, it was …

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Climate Ready Boston Map Explorer

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This mapping tool features data from Climate Ready Boston. Explore which areas of the city are projected to be at risk of flooding (due to sea level rise and increased precipitation) and extreme heat (due to rising temperatures and the urban heat island effect). Overlay climate data with population demographics to better understand the social …

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Climate Ready Charlestown | Boston.gov

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CLIMATE READY CHARLESTOWNWe’re creating neighborhood solutions to coastal flooding from sea level rise and coastal storms.SECTION NAVTAKE ACTIONPHASE TWOREPORTNEWSLETTERACTIONSBUILD RESILIENCENEWSESPAÑOLThis Climate Ready Boston program identified locations in Charlestown that face risks from coastal flooding and sea level rise. In 2017, we developed coastal resilience solutions for Sullivan Square, the Neck and Rutherford Avenue. We are …

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