New Rice center to address impact of climate change on coastal economic powerhouses
August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Rice University issued the following news release:
Globally, 800 million people living in hundreds of urban areas will face grave social and economic risks from sea level rise and routine coastal flooding by 2050. Projected losses include damage to industrial infrastructures that when ruptured can threaten the long-term resilience of local economies, ecosystems, communities and public health.
Rice University's newly established Center for Coas . . .
Globally, 800 million people living in hundreds of urban areas will face grave social and economic risks from sea level rise and routine coastal flooding by 2050. Projected losses include damage to industrial infrastructures that when ruptured can threaten the long-term resilience of local economies, ecosystems, communities and public health.
Rice University's newly established Center for Coas . . .