The Creeks Will Rise: People Coexisting with Floods

"It costs much less in lives and property to listen to science and take action now” —Michael C. MacCracken, Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs, Climate Institute

Global climate change has graduated from a scientific theory to a costly fact of life in the United States.
The number of disasters causing damages over a billion dollars has more than doubled in the last five years compared to the previous forty-five years. Last year, there were a record twenty-seven such events, resulting...