CANADA
Research effort seeks to protect north prairies from warming
There is no sea-level rise in the Prairie Provinces.
Daniel Cusick
Reporter
Daniel is a reporter covering climate adaptation for Climatewire. He joined E&E in 2003 and has held reporting and editing positions with several E&E News publications. Before joining E&E, he worked as a newspaper, wire service and magazine journalist in Alabama and Maryland. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the University of Alabama, and was a Knight Fellow in Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland.
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ADAPTATION
Boston toughens up new buildings against rising seas
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EXTREME WEATHER
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PANDEMIC
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ADAPTATION
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