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State of Change

Flooding in the Streets

Coastal cities are more vulnerable to nuisance flooding.

Aired 01/18/2022

State of Change

Flooding in the Streets

Clip: Special | 5m 9sVideo has Closed Captions

Coastal cities are more vulnerable to nuisance flooding.

Flooding when there are no major storms—often called sunny day or nuisance flooding—is a challenge facing coastal cities all along the East Coast.

Aired 01/18/2022

State of Change is a local public television program presented by PBS NC

State of Change is produced with support from the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and is part of the Pulitzer Center’s Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to https://pulitzercenter.org/connected-coastlines.

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State of Change is a local public television program presented by PBS NC

State of Change is produced with support from the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and is part of the Pulitzer Center’s Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to https://pulitzercenter.org/connected-coastlines.

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