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title: Our coastal lifelines are at risk
date: 2014-05-16T22:33:22Z
modified: 2014-05-16T22:33:22Z
permalink: "https://350.org/our-coastal-lifelines-are-at-risk/"
type: post
status: publish
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wpid: 33343
categories:
  - Climate Impacts
  - North America
featured_image: /wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Screen-Shot-2014-05-16-at-3.31.13-PM.png
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The U.S. is a coastal country, with 94,000 miles of it and more than $1 trillion in coastal infrastructure. But according to the National Climate Assessment’s Coasts chapter, these areas are getting more vulnerable to sea level rise, erosion, flooding, and other climate-related hazards. Watch the video below to learn more:

[National Climate Assessment: Coasts chapter](https://vimeo.com/92569618) from [The Story Group](https://vimeo.com/thestorygroup) on [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com).