The vast majority of land in New Hampshire is hydrogeologically suitable for landfill siting because it lies over the type of soils that transmit groundwater slowly toward our nearby lakes and rivers.
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How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body? | Opinion
Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent, and getting just plain hotter.
‘Already Underwater’: A Museum Adapts to Climate Change to Keep History Above Water
Water enters the buildings from above and below, buildings Rodney Rowland is charged with preserving. Climate change has made his job at the Strawbery Banke Museum more difficult, filling the basement of some of the buildings with 16 to 24 inches of water for much of the winter, when especially high tides called king tides are common.
Effects of Climate Change Are Already Changing Life on the Seacoast
Those living on the New Hampshire Seacoast are intimately aware of the impacts of climate change. They’ve watched high tides draw closer over the years, flooding their streets and homes. The ocean that drew them here now threatens their ability to stay.