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Delaware To Study Climate Change’s Impact on Inland Bays

A boat passes Beach Cove in Delaware's Inland Bays near Bethany Beach.
John Mussoni
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WHYY
A boat passes Beach Cove in Delaware's Inland Bays near Bethany Beach.

As the lowest lying state in the nation, Delaware faces some of the most harmful flooding caused by climate change. Public safety, properties and the beach economy are at risk. WHYY’s Zoe Read reports the state will be studying how to prepare the inland bays.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 12/10/22)

Zoë Read is WHYY’s watershed reporter. She joined WHYY in 2015 as a multimedia reporter covering Delaware news for the web and FM.