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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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On Monday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was named the chair of Climate Mayors, a national coalition of mayors dedicated to climate action. EVAN JONES/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Walsh named leader of national coalition for municipal climate leaders

Samuele Petruccelli November 19, 2020
Walsh will take over for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as a leader of Climate Mayors.
Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University, says that Boston would be extremely vulnerable to a hurricane like Irma or Harvey. PHOTO COURTESY NASA/NOAA GOES PROJECT

If a major storm hits, will Boston be ready?

Breanne Kovatch September 12, 2017

  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...

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