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Building Climate Ready Providence. Creating consensus & action on resilient, equitable and environmentally sustainable climate solutions for all our residents.
Providence RI
Joined May 2022
RT @climatereadypvd: Thanks @projo for running our op-ed on such a beautiful day that could easily be otherwise this hurricane season. Les….
providencejournal.com
Our collective ability to work together to help each other will make the difference between people living and dying.
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RT @OTDRhodeIsland: #OTD August 31, 1954, Hurricane Carol hit Rhode Island. Max wind speeds recorded on Block Island were 135 mph & the sto….
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RT @climatereadypvd: Working with @GroundworkRI @CityofProv @SaveTheBayRI & South Providence & Washington Park residents to learn together….
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RT @WRWC: Help us raise $11,200 for the Woonasquatucket River Greenway and the River Rangers! Purchase your ticket to the 2024 Fish Fun(d)….
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RT @climatereadypvd: Just knock on your neighbor’s door. Check. On. Them.
nbcconnecticut.com
Another day of extreme heat has experts warning people to check in on seniors in their community. Dr. Cynthia Price from Hartford Hospital said hot weather can impact those most vulnerable, like...
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Last year, FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program adjusted annual premiums in some counties from $842 to $5431….
Check out this upcoming webinar from First Street - their mission is to connect climate risk to financial risk. Insurance rates are going ⬆️. Property values are going ⬇️.
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RT @PVDMayor: As a coastal city, the effects of climate change have had a tangible impact on our community and local businesses. In the las….
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Great story from @KuffnerAlex on the Flood Rover!! 🛻🌊🛻🌊.
providencejournal.com
A truck collecting data to create visualizations of flooding made worse by climate change is set to start work in Rhode Island this week.
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Climate Central’s ingenious Flood Rover was in Providence today, capturing street level images around India Point Park. These visuals will be merged with flood data to show how areas are affected by the weather we’re seeing. Keep an eye out for the final results in about a month!
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Storms spur long-awaited action in Providence via @ProvBusNews. There’s so much to do to build Climate Ready Providence!.
pbn.com
The Providence Resilience Partnership has warned for years of the city’s widespread flood risk and the need for more flood protection, but it never got a significant response. Now that’s changing....
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“Within just 10 minutes from the first inkling of a flood the space was filled with water, and Ralph Amitrano was in danger of drowning in his own apartment.”
providencejournal.com
Cranston's fire chief was thankful the flood occurred in the afternoon. Had waters rushed in during the night, people would have died.
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Hurricane Lee tracker: Rhode Island encouraged to monitor path of Category 3 storm via @projo.
providencejournal.com
Forecasters encourage New Englanders to monitor Hurricane Lee's path as it spins in the Atlantic Ocean as a Category 3 storm.
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September is National Preparedness Month! Don’t wait, be sure your emergency kit is ready and supports every member of the family 👵👶🐶
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Tropical storms killing more Americans as climate crisis deepens, study finds. Atlantic storms have become deadlier as the planet warms – and are disproportionately killing people of color in the US.
theguardian.com
Named tropical storms and hurricanes, which have become more intense, have caused about 20,000 more deaths from 1988 to 2019
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Forest fires, hurricanes, heat waves, floods, droughts, and storms. Climate fueled events are creating catastrophic impacts - we need to plan for these risks.
nbcnews.com
From California floods to Maui fires, safety systems that were sometimes designed decades ago are getting overwhelmed by disasters on a scale that was previously hard to imagine.
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Climate change is hitting close to home for nearly 2 out of 3 Americans, poll finds | PBS NewsHour
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Despite longstanding political polarization on the issue, experts say there's still room to find common ground.
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