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‘An Atlas for the Green New Deal’

The McHarg Center releases a new collection of maps and datascapes capturing the spatial consequences of climate change in support of a coordinated national response.
a map of the united states with colored regions indicating different environmental risks, including wildfires, earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes
One of the Atlas for the Green New Deal’s maps, showing the varying types of environmental risks across the U.S., with climate change predicted to increase the intensity of storm events that will lead to more wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and tornados. (Image: McHarg Center)

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