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For decades, Lafayette has grown into flood prone areas, but that has come with a hidden risk.

Too few homebuyers have the right information to make decisions amid rising sea levels. Some states are moving in the right direction, but not enough.

Abstract -- The government-funded retreat of homeowners from flood-prone housing is a globally ascendant policy of climate adaptation. Yet, we still know relatively little about some fairly basic questions involving its participants: e.g. How much risk do homeowners tolerate before retreating? Where do they move?

In its draft climate resiliency plan published earlier this month, Albany County offers an inventory of its various assets, how those assets are threatened by climate change, and what steps it and its municipalities should take to stem and defend against those threats.

Wondering what you need to know before a storm hits Savannah? Here is your guide to severe weather in Chatham County, Georgia.