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Who Will Pay To Protect Tech Giants From Rising Seas?

NPR | By Lauren Sommer,

Daniel Wood, Ruth Talbot, Ryan Kellman

Published July 27, 2021 at 5:00 AM EDT

Coastal cities need billions of dollars to build defenses against sea level rise. Tensions are rising over where that funding will come from: taxpayers or private companies with waterfront property?

Explore the project: https://apps.npr.org/sea-level-rise-silicon-valley/

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Lauren Sommer

Lauren Sommer covers climate change for NPR's Climate Desk.

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Daniel Wood

Daniel Wood is a visual journalist at NPR, where he brings data and analyses into complex topics by paired reporting with custom charts, maps and explainers. He focuses on data-rich topics like COVID-19 outcomes, climate change and politics. His interest in tracking a small outbreak of a novel coronavirus in January 2020 helped position NPR to be among the leading news organizations to provide daily updates on the growth and impact of COVID-19 around the country and globe.

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Ruth Talbot

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Ryan Kellman is an editor and visual reporter for NPR's climate desk, where he reports on wide range of topics from ice melt to adaptation.

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