Tag: <span>flood</span>

Flooding in Central Vietnam: an Environmental Justice Issue

In addition to its beautiful scenery, beaches, and historical sites, Central Vietnam is known for extreme flooding events that are both deadly and destructive. In 2020 alone, over 240 people were either killed or went missing due to a series of floods from October through November. Property losses were valued …

From sea to rising sea: Jeff Goodell talks sea level rise with the National Climate Seminar

Journalist and author Jeff Goodell opened his discussion with the National Climate Seminar (hear his complete talk here) by apologizing for the call quality. As he explained, the WiFi signal isn’t reliable in Viequis, a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico, where he is reporting on the region’s slow recovery from …

Giving a Dam with the Army Corps of Engineers

“It is very odd that Nature should be so unscrupulous. She is no saint . . .”  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 – 1882 Nature does not discriminate. She does not care if you are a polluter or a tree hugger, if you live in a mansion or a shack on …