Courtney Bourgoin (248) 214-6682 or courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org
Oakland, CA— Sierra magazine’s January/ February edition is now on newsstands and arriving at subscribers’ homes. “The Climate Change Adaptation Issue” is a special, themed-edition dedicated entirely to stories about how communities nationwide are trying to cope with climate change-related stresses.
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"There Is No Planet B”: An essay by award-winning science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson about the world-historical urgency of this present moment in the climate crisis.
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The Atolls of Arkansas: A feature story by Kenneth Brower about some of the world’s first climate refugees—the Marshallese who now call Springdale, Arkansas home.
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Can Phoenix Remain Habitable?: Dashka Slater looks at how, or whether, the Arizona hub will be able to adapt to extreme heat.
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Can We Help Our Forests Prepare for Climate Change? Madeline Ostrander follows forest ecologists through Acadia National Park to report on the assisted migration of tree species.
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Climate Gentrification Could Exacerbate Climate Crisis in South Florida: A feature by Jonathan Hahn about rising water levels and housing costs in Miami.
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