Climate Change
What is Coastal America’s Future?
An FLH and Future Tense panel recently discussed policies needed for coastal America amid climate change.
Is Compulsory Managed Retreat Our Future?
Analyzing a new and controversial application of eminent domain: combating climate change by compelling Americans to move out of harm’s way.
Entire Alaskan Communities are Sinking into the Ocean—And Many Can’t Move Inland
Retreat from rising sea levels is currently a messy process. As climate impacts worsen, we need a better framework for relocation.
If We Can’t Stop Iceland’s Glaciers from Melting, Let’s Replace Them with Forests
As Iceland’s glaciers melt and new land emerges, the government should consider afforestation as an innovative adaptation to climate change.
Landfall
Cecilia Aldarondo captures Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane María, tracing its twin storms of natural disaster and economic collapse.
Thick Ice is Starving Arctic Reindeer
Arctic herders and reindeer are suffering from climate change, while governments fail to implement long-term strategies.
What Does Climate Change in the Arctic Have to Do with Property Rights?
Rising temperatures are negatively affecting communities, their homes, and their land throughout the Arctic.