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Inundation District

In a time of rising seas, one city spent billions of dollars erecting a new waterfront district - on landfill, at sea level. Unlike other places imperiled by climate change, this community with some of the world’s largest companies was built well after scientists began warning of the threats. The city called its new neighborhood the Innovation District. Others are calling it INUNDATION DISTRICT.

Inundation District | Projecting Sea Level Rise

2m 10s

Dr. Ellen Douglas, an Associate Professor of Hydrology at UMass Boston, explains how climate change and rising sea levels will impact Boston, its coastline and its residents. In reports from over the past 15 years, the projections show exponential rise through the year 2100 and as Douglas says, "we need to be prepared for it."

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    Inundation District | King Tide

    E14 - 59s

    High tides are not what they used to be as sea levels continue to rise year after year. In Boston, what are also known as king tides are now flooding the made land that residents and visitors walk on, and live in, in neighborhoods like the Seaport district.

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