{"id":8163,"date":"2023-01-31T21:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T02:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterkeeperschesapeake.org\/?page_id=8163"},"modified":"2023-02-21T16:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T21:42:28","slug":"climate-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterkeeperschesapeake.org\/es\/climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambio clim\u00e1tico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Climate change has super-charged our water pollution loads. Our local waterways are experiencing intense pollution pressures from increased frequency of extreme weather events as well as increased intensity and duration of rainfall due to climate change. Across the region we\u2019ve seen extreme rainfall events and more frequent floods that devastate our communities, overwhelm our water infrastructure, and deliver immense pollution loads to our waterways. Along our coastlines, communities are experiencing rising sea levels and sea water encroaching into our groundwater. Too often our low-income communities and communities of color overburdened by pollution due to environmental racism are hit first and are more heavily impacted when climate-driven storms and flooding occur. It is urgent that we focus on frontline communities in the face of a changing climate<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our strategies include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n