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Cities worldwide aren't adapting to climate change quickly enough

  • Written by John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageFlooding is seen in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia after the remnants of Hurricane Ida, Sept. 2, 2021. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Climate change is magnifying threats such as flooding, wildfires, tropical storms and drought. In 2020 the U.S. experienced a record-breaking 22 weather and climate disasters that each caused at least US$1 billion in...

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