- There are islands in the Chesapeake Bay that have already succumbed to sea level rise, one of t

Sea level rise has already claimed islands like Holland Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Experts predict at least two feet of rise by 2100, even in best-case scenarios. This raises critical questions about future displacement as flooding worsens and communities lose hope.

Journalist and historian Jon Gertner, a New York Times Magazine feature writer and author of The Ice at the End of the World, explores these pressing environmental and societal challenges.

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