05/22/2024

Fast-rising Seas Could Swamp Septic Systems in Parts of the South

Climate change could quickly impact millions of Americans' lives

On the worst days, when the backyard would flood and the toilet would gurgle and the smell of sewage hung thick in the air, Monica Arenas would flee to her mother-in-law's home to use the bathroom or wash laundry.

"It was a nightmare," Arenas, 41, recalled one evening in the modest house she shares with her husband and teenage daughter several miles north of downtown Miami.

She worried about what pathogens might lurk in the tainted waters, what it might cost to fix the persistent problems and whether the ever-present anxiety would ever subside.

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