Living with Rising Seas

September 15, 2016

High water in the seas offshore and rivers on land increasingly threatens Indonesia's capital city. The government has big plans to deal with it, but some of the city's poorest residents say the projects will leave them high and dry.

Environment

Holland is relocating homes to make more room for high water

PRI's The World

June 22, 2016

The Dutch have spent centuries trying to hold back both the sea and the big rivers that flow into it. But rising water due to climate change is forcing a new approach for their low-lying country.

Environment

In Norfolk, climate change means dealing with rising water. The Dutch are there to help.

PRI's The World

June 20, 2016

The Dutch are the world’s experts at living with water. They’re helping vulnerable Norfolk, Va., tackle its sea-level rise problem head-on.

Technology

Need the latest news on flooding? In Jakarta, there's an app for that.

PRI's The World

September 16, 2016

In a “living laboratory for disaster,” a social media app is helping Jakartans improve upon the government's response to frequent flooding.

Environment

Rising seas are washing away two US towns. How they're responding is a matter of faith, belief and money.

PRI's The World

July 12, 2016

Water threatens to overtake low-lying communities in Louisiana and Virginia. One community is determined to stay put. The other is using nearly $50 million to relocate.

Environment

How one Virginia city is re-framing sea-level rise as an opportunity

PRI's The World

June 27, 2016

Businesses, universities, even the local government in Norfolk, Virginia, want to make money off of climate change.

Environment

What it might take to protect the world's biggest naval base from rising seas

PRI's The World

June 23, 2016

The largest navy base in the world is uniquely vulnerable to rising seas. And it's bringing together neighboring cities to plan for the future.

Environment

As sea levels rise, Rotterdam floats to the top as an example of how to live with water

PRI's The World

June 20, 2016

When it comes to preparing for sea-level rise in coastal cities, the Dutch have a big head start on the rest of the world. And their best array of tools may be on display in and around the port city of Rotterdam.

Environment

How will rising seas affect your city?

PRI's The World

June 20, 2016

Sea levels are rising and coastal flooding is real. Use this tool to see how your city will look as the seas rise.