Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore

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Across
  1. 4. Bird being affected by changing sea level
  2. 6. Many of Rush’s interviewees live in this kind of zone
  3. 7. Author of Rising
  4. 9. Repeated image of what’s vanishing from the coast
  5. 11. City in Rhode Island where Rush observes rising tides
  6. 13. Southern city in Rising known for its vulnerability to storms
  7. 14. Coastal ecosystem often threatened by flooding
  8. 15. Residents of Isle de Jean Charles identify as this group
  9. 18. Tidal wetland plant featured in the book
  10. 19. Type of barrier often eroded by storm surges
  11. 20. Government program that purchases flooded properties
Down
  1. 1. Term for forced movement due to environmental change
  2. 2. Shallow place in a body of water where land and sea meet and mingle
  3. 3. Main environmental issue explored in Rising
  4. 5. State where Rush interviews residents of the Gulf Coast
  5. 8. Type of storm surge or high-water event
  6. 10. Federal agency offering relocation funds
  7. 12. A raised barrier or mound used to protect an area or redirect water
  8. 16. State where the book’s Staten Island stories take place
  9. 17. Material that builds and erodes shorelines