Climate Crossroads: Action and Reckoning in the American South

How communities across the US South are fighting to save their home from the effects of environmental change Rising seas, extreme heat, fragile infrastructure, and longstanding social inequities make the American South particularly susceptible to the hazards of climate change and weather events.Climate Crossroads reveals how environmental factors are reshaping the South’s landscape, politics, and identity-and how the region’s history magnifies every storm, flood, and heatwave.This book asks a pressing question about the future of the region: How can communities facing the greatest climate risks fight to protect their home?Drawing from on-the-ground investigations from Texas to Florida and the Carolinas, John Dunn highlights the South’s climate challenges, including threatened coastlines, accelerated population growth in cities struggling to adapt, and marginalized communities bearing some of the greatest environmental burdens.Dunn introduces the variety of groups working toward climate