Which Global Cities Are Most at Risk for Catastrophic Floods?

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	ECONUNDRUMS YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL DILEMMAS SOLVED   MOTHER JONES August 19, 2013   THIS WEEK'S ECONUNDRUM Which Global Cities Are Most at Risk for Catastrophic Floods? As climate change intensifies, experts predict that some major cities around the globe will be especially vulnerable to flooding caused by rising seas. That means that the taxpayers in those cities—and governments and aid groups from abroad—will likely have to pay dearly to clean up the mess after a major storm hits. To find out which cities are most at risk of high-priced floods, click here. [READ MORE]     MORE ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH COVERAGE Video: Meet the Singing, Anti-Fracking Nuns In the rolling green hills of Kentucky, the Sisters of Loretto are leading a grassroots movement against the proposed Bluegrass Pipeline. [READ MORE] 2012: A Year of Broken Climate Records Hot air, rising seas, and other findings from NOAA's latest State of the Climate report. [READ MORE] MOST ACTIVE DISCUSSION A Wee Case Study in How Fox News Makes Sh*t Up It's easy: Just ignore whatever stuff gets in the way of your preferred narrative. [READ MORE]     MORE FROM MOJO How Russia's Anti-Gay Law Could Affect the 2014 Olympics, Explained Gay rights activists have called for boycotts, protests, and even moving the Winter Games in response to the new legislation. [READ MORE]   ADVERTISEMENT   Become a fan of Econundrums on Facebook.   Read the Blue Marble Hi. Thanks for signing up for Mother Jones' Econundrums newsletter. Wait, that was your cat? Smart cat! If you don't want to get Econundrums, or to make changes to your subscription, click here. And lock up the cat. MOTHERJONES.COM Mother Jones 222 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108