Search results
22 gru 2021 · West Virginia is deceptively vulnerable to climate change because a huge number of its residents live in flood zones, and global warming is intensifying the kind of rainstorms that have caused...
21 lis 2019 · Appalachia’s Strip-Mined Mountains Face a Growing Climate Risk: Flooding. A new analysis of satellite images shows how the area of West Virginia with the most strip-mine damage is also the most...
30 sie 2021 · In understanding those tragic lived experiences, Nicolas Zegre and Jamie Shinn have developed a model for solving more far-reaching problems. Zegre and Shinn, experts in hydrology and adaptation to climate change, respectively, used flooding in the Greenbrier County communities of Rainelle and White Sulphur Springs in 2016 to focus not only on ...
24 lip 2023 · Mountain State leaders have blocked key federal efforts to slow climate change, shaping national environmental policy and lowering the ceiling on climate action despite projections of rising floodwaters. Meanwhile, West Virginia’s leaders haven’t updated the state’s flood protection plan since 2004.
24 lip 2023 · More than half of West Virginia’s critical infrastructure — including fire, police and power stations — is at risk of becoming inoperable due to flooding, according to a 2021 study by the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit that quantifies climate risks.
West Virginia’s climate is changing. Most of the state has warmed one-half to one degree (F) in the last century, and heavy rainstorms are becoming more frequent. In the coming decades, a changing climate is likely to increase flooding, harm ecosystems, increase some health problems, and possibly threaten some recreational activities.
7 sie 2022 · Devastating floods that killed at least 37 people in Kentucky and recent damage in other parts of Appalachia, including Virginia and West Virginia, are fueling urgent questions about how to...
