Amidst a period of frequent natural disasters, an ever-brightening light shines on climate change, a major contributor to these worsening environmental conditions. However, climate change has another weapon in its arsenal, which may have a devastating impact on coastal cities like Boston in the near future — rising sea levels.
With winter looming, after a dry summer there are concerns regarding precipitation numbers, and groundwater levels, some of which were addressed at the Boston Groundwater Trust Forum on Sept. 20.
Mayor Marty Walsh announced the two firms selected to head Boston’s first Urban Forest Plan — a 20-year project focused on protecting the city’s trees, addressing climate change and improving the overall lives of Boston residents.
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The City has been awarded a $280,070 Municipal Vulnerabilities Preparedness Action Grant from the state to fund a study on heat resilience, the Mayor’s Office announced Saturday.
Boston will face challenges in fighting climate change, including projects that could cost an estimated $1–2.4 billion for the City, according to a report the University of Massachusetts Boston Sustainable Solutions Lab released Friday.
As sea levels rise, researchers predict that Boston’s roads are going to have to increasingly withstand high tide flooding, costing drivers millions of hours in traffic delays annually.
With two very powerful storms like Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Harvey recently wreaking havoc near the Gulf of Mexico, the question arises: what would happen to Boston if it were hit by...
Bostonians observed on Friday that the city’s temperature reached a new record high temperature of 73 degrees, making it the hottest days in February since records began in 1872, according to the U.S....
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the final report of Climate Ready Boston, a city initiative to prepare Boston for climate change impacts, at a Thursday morning press conference at City Hall.
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The effects of climate change are soon to hit home in Boston, prompting the local division of the Urban Land Institute to prepare for rising sea levels in Boston and to form creative solutions to keep...
