WEBVTT 00:00.800 --> 00:02.202 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - Remember the summer of '23? 00:02.202 --> 00:03.303 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (screen rumbling) 00:03.303 --> 00:04.571 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Phoenix was blistering, 00:04.571 --> 00:08.341 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% at least 110 degrees for 31 days in a row. 00:08.341 --> 00:09.809 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (gentle rhythmic music) 00:09.809 --> 00:12.545 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% New York City skies were choked out with orange smoke 00:12.545 --> 00:14.114 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% due to Canadian forest fires, 00:15.181 --> 00:17.417 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and LA, normally stricken by drought, 00:17.417 --> 00:18.318 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (thunder crashing) 00:18.318 --> 00:19.819 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% was flooded. 00:19.819 --> 00:23.056 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% These are all cities we know of, and to be honest, 00:23.056 --> 00:26.092 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we expect to get hit by extreme climate weather. 00:26.092 --> 00:28.461 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% They're either too hot or too dry, 00:28.461 --> 00:30.797 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% or located too close to water. 00:30.797 --> 00:33.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% But what about a place like Vermont? 00:33.533 --> 00:36.336 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% After all, scientists have predicted that this area 00:36.336 --> 00:39.305 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% should be spared from the worst of climate change. 00:39.305 --> 00:42.042 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% But in 2023, the summer of hell 00:42.042 --> 00:45.211 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% also landed in the Green Mountain State, 00:45.211 --> 00:46.579 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (water crashing) 00:46.579 --> 00:50.617 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and suddenly, it feels like nowhere is safe. 00:50.617 --> 00:53.486 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (soft rhythmic music) 00:53.486 --> 00:55.622 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% (thunder crashing) (rain splattering) 00:55.622 --> 00:57.891 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% As climate change rattles our country, 00:57.891 --> 01:01.828 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% people have been looking towards climate havens; 01:01.828 --> 01:04.697 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% places with geography that makes them more resilient 01:04.697 --> 01:07.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to the worst effects of the changing climate. 01:08.101 --> 01:11.404 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Vermont has consistently appeared on that list, 01:12.672 --> 01:14.541 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% but this summer, 01:14.541 --> 01:18.078 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that perception was shattered for a lot of Vermonters. 01:19.579 --> 01:20.547 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - Huh. (somber music) 01:20.547 --> 01:22.682 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Where we're standing right now, 01:22.682 --> 01:27.187 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% kind of the epicenter of flooding activities in Montpelier. 01:28.555 --> 01:31.558 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Presenter] In only 48 hours, parts of Central Vermont 01:31.558 --> 01:35.261 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% received a shocking nine inches of rain, 01:35.261 --> 01:38.965 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% causing rivers to overflow and inundating some areas 01:38.965 --> 01:42.102 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% with well over three feet of water. 01:42.102 --> 01:45.305 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - This was an incredibly powerful event. 01:45.305 --> 01:49.075 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Water was rushing through the streets, 01:49.075 --> 01:53.079 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% it washed out roads and ripped through businesses 01:53.079 --> 01:55.014 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and residents' and state buildings, 01:55.014 --> 01:56.416 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% (cars honking) (alarm beeping) 01:56.416 --> 01:59.819 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and here in Montpelier, inundated the downtown. 02:01.454 --> 02:03.022 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Presenter] But as anyone who's endured a flood 02:03.022 --> 02:04.224 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% can tell you, (intense music) 02:04.224 --> 02:06.526 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% raging water is just the beginning. 02:07.861 --> 02:11.397 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Pungent, contaminated water stagnated in downtown Montpelier 02:11.397 --> 02:12.932 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% for days. 02:14.200 --> 02:16.870 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Two weeks later, the residents are just beginning 02:16.870 --> 02:19.606 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to understand the scope of the damage. 02:19.606 --> 02:20.807 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (hammer banging) 02:20.807 --> 02:24.310 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Here we go. We got it. So, watch your step. 02:26.846 --> 02:28.414 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So you see how you already have mold? 02:28.414 --> 02:31.084 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% This is all already mold, and this is what happens 02:31.084 --> 02:34.387 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% when porous material gets saturated with water, 02:34.387 --> 02:35.889 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% with bacteria in it. 02:35.889 --> 02:39.359 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% All of these contents, were under about 10 feet of water, 02:39.359 --> 02:40.560 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% all the way up. 02:40.560 --> 02:42.128 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% All this has gotta be thrown out. 02:42.128 --> 02:45.398 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (somber music) 02:45.398 --> 02:50.170 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - It's amazing to me what decades of a town look like 02:50.170 --> 02:52.672 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% when you put it all out on the street. 02:52.672 --> 02:54.807 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Presenter] In the end, residents across the state 02:54.807 --> 02:58.344 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% reported more than 4,000 homes and 800 businesses 02:58.344 --> 02:59.879 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% were damaged. 02:59.879 --> 03:02.949 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Around 275 of those buildings were in downtown Montpelier. 03:04.217 --> 03:06.786 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Here we are at Montpelier City Hall. 03:06.786 --> 03:09.856 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The downstairs was completely flooded. 03:11.157 --> 03:14.127 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Everywhere we look is destruction from the flood. 03:16.896 --> 03:19.165 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - At the library, we see seven and a half feet of water, 03:19.165 --> 03:20.567 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and the books just stuck, 03:20.567 --> 03:22.769 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% completely racked in the basements, 03:22.769 --> 03:26.506 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and also our electrical, our phones, our internet, 03:26.506 --> 03:30.109 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% all those expensive components were all destroyed. 03:31.911 --> 03:34.547 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - This store was kind of my dream. 03:34.547 --> 03:38.218 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The daunting part about reopening is finding the capital 03:38.218 --> 03:40.753 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and the cash to reopen. 03:40.753 --> 03:44.224 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The only options for us right now is a small business loan, 03:44.224 --> 03:46.593 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and a lot of the loan products that they're offering, 03:46.593 --> 03:48.061 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% we're still trying to pay off 03:48.061 --> 03:50.530 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% from when we had to take them out through COVID. 03:51.831 --> 03:54.701 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - It's trauma, what we experienced as a community. 03:54.701 --> 03:56.936 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We all know each other, we're all friends, 03:56.936 --> 03:58.471 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and it's just really overwhelming 03:58.471 --> 04:03.243 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because everyone, their livelihoods, their hopes, 04:04.310 --> 04:06.579 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% their dreams, are just sort of destroyed. 04:06.579 --> 04:07.480 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% Yeah. 04:12.719 --> 04:14.821 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - All the residents and the businesses impacted, 04:14.821 --> 04:17.323 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you know, are all ultimately gonna have a choice to make 04:17.323 --> 04:19.425 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% as to whether or not to come back. 04:19.425 --> 04:21.094 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Presenter] But for many business owners, 04:21.094 --> 04:24.230 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that decision to rebuild is not an easy one. 04:24.230 --> 04:25.665 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (church bells ringing) 04:25.665 --> 04:30.470 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Montpelier was built on a floodplain. It will flood again. 04:31.271 --> 04:33.506 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% The question is, how often? 04:34.874 --> 04:36.676 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Last time we had a major flooding disaster like this, 04:36.676 --> 04:39.245 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% they referred to it, of course, as the hundred year storm, 04:39.245 --> 04:40.346 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (water crashing) 04:40.346 --> 04:42.315 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and that was only 12 years ago. 04:42.315 --> 04:43.549 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% So I think it's time 04:43.549 --> 04:44.984 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we stop calling them a hundred year storms 04:44.984 --> 04:48.221 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because this is the new normal in a changing climate. 04:48.221 --> 04:49.489 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (gentle music) 04:49.489 --> 04:50.590 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Presenter] Tom Rogers is a member 04:50.590 --> 04:52.792 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of the Stowe Mountain Rescue Team. 04:52.792 --> 04:55.361 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% They were active in the area during the flooding. 04:55.361 --> 04:58.464 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - It's my job to respond to incidences 04:58.464 --> 05:00.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% like the flooding we had a couple weeks ago 05:00.333 --> 05:01.868 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% where people need to be rescued, 05:01.868 --> 05:04.804 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% when their lives and safety are in danger. 05:04.804 --> 05:06.639 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% When I first joined the team 11 years ago, 05:06.639 --> 05:09.909 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% we would average about 30, maybe 40 calls a year. 05:09.909 --> 05:11.611 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% 35 was about average, 05:11.611 --> 05:14.547 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and now we're usually much more around 60. 05:14.547 --> 05:16.983 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Part of that is because we are getting disasters 05:16.983 --> 05:19.485 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% more frequently and more intensely, 05:19.485 --> 05:22.755 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and I just see that being our future more and more. 05:25.391 --> 05:27.327 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It's gonna be very difficult for all of us 05:27.327 --> 05:29.796 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to do everything we can to keep people safe. 05:31.564 --> 05:34.334 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - So what exactly is going on? 05:34.334 --> 05:37.904 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% How did this safe haven become a disaster zone? 05:37.904 --> 05:41.274 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (water trickling) 05:41.274 --> 05:44.210 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Jon Erickson is a Professor of Sustainability, Science, 05:44.210 --> 05:45.411 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% and Policy. 05:45.411 --> 05:48.014 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% He says a big factor is Vermont's geography, 05:48.014 --> 05:50.049 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and where its small towns were founded. 05:50.049 --> 05:51.484 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - So in a place like Vermont, 05:51.484 --> 05:54.954 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the easiest place to build was along the river. 05:54.954 --> 05:56.956 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% That's where the land was flat. 05:56.956 --> 05:58.858 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That's where the land was fertile. 05:59.959 --> 06:02.395 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Historically, our rivers meander. 06:02.395 --> 06:05.365 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% They move from one edge of the river valley to another, 06:05.365 --> 06:07.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and when they're allowed to do that, 06:07.233 --> 06:10.703 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% they can take their water and put them into floodplains. 06:10.703 --> 06:13.439 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Flood pains are, in essence, like a big sponge. 06:13.439 --> 06:14.907 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% They fill with water, (curious music) 06:14.907 --> 06:17.744 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and then that water slowly seeps underground. 06:17.744 --> 06:20.646 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% As we've built our cities, we straightened our rivers, 06:20.646 --> 06:24.984 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% we channelized our rivers, and we urbanized our rivers. 06:24.984 --> 06:27.787 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We've disconnected them from their floodplains. 06:28.955 --> 06:30.289 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% When a big storm event comes along, 06:30.289 --> 06:33.126 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% those straight shots become fire hoses. 06:33.126 --> 06:36.829 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So when it goes over its bank, it doesn't hit floodplains, 06:36.829 --> 06:40.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% it hits pavement, and the water's got no place to go. 06:41.768 --> 06:43.336 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Presenter] But artificially shaped rivers 06:43.336 --> 06:45.204 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% are only one factor causing Vermont to flood. 06:45.204 --> 06:46.606 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (water trickling) 06:46.606 --> 06:49.409 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% The other cause: climate change. 06:49.409 --> 06:51.110 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - So it's July, 2023. 06:51.110 --> 06:54.914 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We are living, right now, through the hottest month 06:54.914 --> 06:56.149 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% in recorded history. 06:56.149 --> 06:57.350 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% (intense music) (thunder booming) 06:57.350 --> 06:59.919 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Warmer air temperatures can hold more water. 06:59.919 --> 07:02.755 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% More water means more rain. 07:02.755 --> 07:05.892 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That intense rainfall needs some place to go. 07:05.892 --> 07:07.226 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% If you take Montpelier, 07:07.226 --> 07:09.896 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they got as much rain in a 48 hour period 07:09.896 --> 07:12.865 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% than they usually do in the entire month of July. 07:12.865 --> 07:14.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Our systems here in Vermont 07:14.233 --> 07:17.670 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% weren't designed for rainstorms of 9, 10, 11 inches 07:17.670 --> 07:19.439 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% in a 48 hour period. 07:20.473 --> 07:22.975 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Of course, Montpelier isn't unique. 07:22.975 --> 07:25.878 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Most of the towns and cities we've built around the world 07:25.878 --> 07:28.414 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% aren't designed to withstand these new patterns 07:28.414 --> 07:30.149 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% of extreme weather events. 07:30.149 --> 07:32.518 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - No matter who you are, no matter where you live, 07:32.518 --> 07:34.287 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% you can't hide from climate change. 07:34.287 --> 07:36.255 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We built the entire human civilization 07:36.255 --> 07:38.724 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% during a very stable climate period. 07:38.724 --> 07:41.861 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% As we've cranked up the probabilities of bigger, 07:41.861 --> 07:43.863 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% more extreme weather events to occur, 07:43.863 --> 07:45.398 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% (curious music) (waves crashing) 07:45.398 --> 07:47.567 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% our human systems weren't designed for that. 07:47.567 --> 07:49.135 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (church bells ringing) 07:49.135 --> 07:51.037 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Presenter] So, what are the solutions? 07:51.037 --> 07:53.639 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% If there aren't any safe havens, 07:53.639 --> 07:56.709 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% can we at least make our existing cities safer? 07:58.110 --> 08:00.680 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - We know that Montpelier is vulnerable to flooding 08:00.680 --> 08:03.115 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% because we've built on the rivers. 08:03.115 --> 08:05.051 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I don't think it's realistic to expect 08:05.051 --> 08:08.020 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that we're gonna take downtown Montpelier 08:08.020 --> 08:09.856 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and move it somewhere else. 08:09.856 --> 08:13.092 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% However, there are things we can do to try to make 08:13.092 --> 08:16.696 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% our buildings and our downtown more resilient. 08:16.696 --> 08:17.964 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (gentle music) 08:17.964 --> 08:19.465 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Presenter] Places like Montpelier know 08:19.465 --> 08:23.569 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that devastating floods will happen again, and more often. 08:23.569 --> 08:25.505 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - If this happens a couple more times, 08:25.505 --> 08:28.875 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% in a short period of time, there will be no Montpelier. 08:28.875 --> 08:30.843 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Presenter] So this community has come together 08:30.843 --> 08:33.880 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for an urgent discussion on how to rebuild. 08:33.880 --> 08:36.148 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - We're in an extremely unique position here in Montpelier, 08:36.148 --> 08:37.517 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% right now. 08:37.517 --> 08:39.418 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We can make a big difference around the world 08:39.418 --> 08:40.853 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% if we can come up with an idea, 08:40.853 --> 08:44.423 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% which clearly moves people's context of flooding 08:44.423 --> 08:46.192 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and national emergencies forward. 08:46.192 --> 08:48.694 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Presenter] And lots of ideas are on the table. 08:48.694 --> 08:51.197 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Building roads that can handle flooding, 08:51.197 --> 08:53.432 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% moving utilities out of basements, 08:53.432 --> 08:55.635 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and relocating key infrastructure 08:55.635 --> 08:57.837 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% away from flood-prone areas. 08:57.837 --> 09:01.474 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% But one proposal wouldn't happen in the city at all. 09:02.808 --> 09:06.312 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% It would happen upstream, allowing the waterways access 09:06.312 --> 09:08.648 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to their historic floodplains. 09:08.648 --> 09:11.551 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - So the floodplain is doing its job, 09:11.551 --> 09:13.386 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% it's taking all that extra water 09:13.386 --> 09:16.923 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and storing it to when the river can handle it again. 09:18.591 --> 09:22.428 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% This is economic protection. 09:22.428 --> 09:24.864 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% This is protecting the downstream community 09:24.864 --> 09:27.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% from this onslaught of water. 09:29.001 --> 09:32.171 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - But those changes, they'll take years to accomplish. 09:32.171 --> 09:35.174 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% What about the people being affected, right now? 09:35.174 --> 09:38.277 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (gentle music) 09:38.277 --> 09:41.547 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - The front entrance here, it's, you know, 09:41.547 --> 09:44.283 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the floodline is about here, somewhere. 09:46.719 --> 09:49.689 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Presenter] Greg Quetel lives in a mobile home community, 09:49.689 --> 09:51.457 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% just outside of Montpelier. 09:52.291 --> 09:54.894 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% He lost almost everything. 09:56.195 --> 10:01.167 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - You know, if this was located somewhere a little higher, 10:02.735 --> 10:05.104 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I would stay here forever, probably. 10:05.104 --> 10:09.842 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% You know, after about 20 years, you get attached to a place. 10:09.842 --> 10:12.311 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% So, it's tough. 10:14.013 --> 10:16.449 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Whenever I'm talking about mobile home park communities, 10:16.449 --> 10:19.251 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I always like to emphasize how important they are to have 10:19.251 --> 10:22.021 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% as part of our affordable housing landscape. 10:22.021 --> 10:25.591 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Unfortunately, while 4% of single family homes in Vermont 10:25.591 --> 10:27.259 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% are in flood prone areas, 10:27.259 --> 10:30.529 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% with mobile homes and parks, it's 12%. 10:31.664 --> 10:33.399 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Presenter] This is Kelly Hamshaw, 10:33.399 --> 10:36.469 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% a researcher studying mobile home park communities 10:36.469 --> 10:38.404 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and their resilience to climate change. 10:39.639 --> 10:42.074 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Currently, Kelly and her team are helping people 10:42.074 --> 10:46.612 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% who lost their mobile homes, figure out what to do next. 10:46.612 --> 10:50.049 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Before the flood, they'd also been working with residents 10:50.049 --> 10:53.119 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to assess the risk associated with living in a floodplain. 10:53.119 --> 10:55.788 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - I feel like no home should be here. 10:55.788 --> 10:59.158 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% You know, I feel like this is a good time 10:59.158 --> 11:02.628 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to raise these houses up and do some prevention around here. 11:02.628 --> 11:05.598 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Presenter] Unfortunately, moving a mobile home 11:05.598 --> 11:07.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% can be way too expensive. 11:07.833 --> 11:12.338 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So for many people, their homes are mobile in name only. 11:12.338 --> 11:13.572 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - You know, when we're thinking about 11:13.572 --> 11:16.776 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% who is living in flood prone areas, 11:16.776 --> 11:18.010 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% we're thinking about folks 11:18.010 --> 11:19.712 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% who may not have the economic means 11:19.712 --> 11:21.447 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to be able to build back their lives. 11:21.447 --> 11:23.082 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - I hope there aren't too many people 11:23.082 --> 11:24.717 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that fit into that category 11:24.717 --> 11:27.720 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% where they would have to move back in here. 11:27.720 --> 11:29.155 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% That would be horrible for them, 11:29.155 --> 11:31.157 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because chances are they'll go through this again 11:31.157 --> 11:33.325 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% in another 10, 15 years. 11:35.361 --> 11:36.629 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - One of the things that I've been thinking a lot 11:36.629 --> 11:37.897 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% as we're talking with folks 11:37.897 --> 11:39.565 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% about where they're going to live next, 11:39.565 --> 11:42.568 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I really come back to we need more affordable housing 11:42.568 --> 11:44.970 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in areas that are out of harm's way. 11:44.970 --> 11:47.540 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (dogs barking) 11:49.041 --> 11:51.844 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - Vermont's experience reminds us that there's no such thing 11:51.844 --> 11:56.716 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% as a perfect safe haven from the effects of climate change. 11:56.716 --> 12:00.186 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We're gonna have to adapt to this new climate reality, 12:00.186 --> 12:02.421 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% protect our most vulnerable, 12:02.421 --> 12:05.291 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and make sure we're working to solve the bigger issue. 12:06.192 --> 12:07.893 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (somber music) 12:07.893 --> 12:10.296 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Do I believe in climate change? 12:10.296 --> 12:12.965 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It really doesn't matter what the cause is, 12:12.965 --> 12:16.769 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% as far as I care, because it's happening. 12:16.769 --> 12:19.472 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I think we have a responsibility, either way, 12:19.472 --> 12:21.640 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to take a look at what's happening, 12:21.640 --> 12:24.477 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and if we have anything to do with it, 12:24.477 --> 12:25.644 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% do something about it. 12:34.286 --> 12:35.855 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (birds chirping) 12:35.855 --> 12:38.524 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (water trickling) 12:38.524 --> 12:39.692 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - 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