availablepublic1719https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2019/01/sea-level-rise-has-new-jersey-residents-relocating-out-of-flood-zones/3019478654cove1719PBS NewsHour: As seas rise, New Jersey buys residents out of flood zonesAs seas continue to rise, New Jersey buys residents out of flood zonesHundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents live in flood zones that can become inundated with storm water. But the state is trying to move some of them out of harm's way in one of the biggest home buyout programs in the nation. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports. This story is part of our ongoing series, "Peril and Promise: The Challenge of Climate Change."2019-01-05 21:00publishdisabledshowshow2860Peril and Promise: Freedom to Breathe: TrailerClimate change does not affect all Americans equally. So, who has the Freedom to Breathe?https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/video/freedom-to-breathe-trailer/2019-10-15 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/files/2019/10/7uS4Jmb-asset-mezzanine-16x9-qi6U3Bo-480x270.jpg3034293103cove2824Peril and Promise: Freedom to Breathe: TrailerClimate change does not affect all Americans equally. So, who has the Freedom to Breathe?https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/series/freedom-to-breathe/2019-10-15 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/files/2019/10/one-480x270.jpg3034293103cove
Sea levels will rise between one and four feet by the end of the century. That’s according to the National Climate Assessment released last year. That rise — along with damage caused by an increased number of storms and hurricanes — could be catastrophic for people living in flood prone areas — nearly 41 million Americans, by one estimate.
In New Jersey – close to 700,000 people live in a flood zone. Now the state, as NewsHour Weekend reports, is involved in trying to move some of those people out of harm’s way with a state-run program called “Blue Acres”.
