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With COP27 Approaching, Cities Like Philadelphia Are ‘Powerful Tools’ for Climate Adaptation

The annual U.N. climate talks will focus on protecting people and places from the growing threat of extreme weather events. In Philadelphia, Hurricane Ida deluged highways, households and infrastructure one year ago.

By Kiley Bense

Kayakers paddle down a portion of Interstate 676 In September 2021 after Hurricane Ida inundated Philadelphia. Credit: Branden Eastwood/AFP via Getty Images.
Evacuated resident April Phillips wipes her face while watching a family dog at an evacuation center for the Dixie Fire at Lassen Community College in Susanville, California on Aug. 6, 2021. Phillips and her family were living in their cars and were told it would be at least 10 days before they could return home during the second-worst wildfire in California's history. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

The Year in Climate Photos

By Katelyn Weisbrod

An oil flare burns at the Royal Dutch Shell Norco Refinery during a power outage caused by Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, Louisiana, on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Credit: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

After Ida, Louisiana Struggles to Tally the Environmental Cost. Activists Say Officials Must Do Better

By James Bruggers

Destruction is left in the wake of Hurricane Ida on Aug. 31, 2021 near Point-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana. Ida made landfall Aug. 29 as a Category 4 storm southwest of New Orleans, causing widespread power outages, flooding and massive damage. Creidt: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Amid the Misery of Hurricane Ida, Coastal Restoration Offers Hope. But the Price Is High

By James Bruggers, Bob Berwyn

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