Which Towns Are Worth Saving?

<p>An enormous infusion of money and effort will be needed to prepare the United States for the changes wrought by the climate crisis.</p><p>We visited towns in North Carolina that have been regularly hit by floods to confront a heartbreaking question: How does a community decide whether its homes are worth saving?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/christopher-flavelle">Christopher Flavelle</a>, a climate reporter for The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>For the first time, there is bipartisan acknowledgement — through actions, if not words — that the United States is<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/03/climate/infrastructure-bill-climate-preparation.html"> unprepared for global warming</a> and will need huge amounts of cash to cope.</li><li>Homeowners in the Outer Banks of North Carolina are facing a tax increase of almost 50 percent to protect their homes.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/climate/outer-banks-tax-climate-change.html"> Is this the future of coastal towns</a>?</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>