Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Between 2023 and 2024, flooding around the vernuske river in Vermont destroyed dozens of homes and sixteen bridges. More rain and more flooding battled Central and Northern Vermont in the weeks that followed. Hardest hit were refugee communities in the Burlington area who are vulnerable to socioeconomic challenges and language barriers, making the damage to their homes and lives especially harrowing. Partnering with the AGU American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange and Nurture Nature, the Islamic Society of Vermont wants to survey the threat and create a risk assessment toolkit that can help more than 5,000 refugees prepare for the next flood. Relocation is not an option for them and as weather events become more severe and frequent this community will need to develop greater resilience in the face of a changing landscape. This is a story about forging a resilient future against the worsening odds of climate change across Vermont and beyond.
This project and video were funded through a generous grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Between 2023 and 2024, flooding around the vernuske river in Vermont destroyed dozens of homes and sixteen bridges. More rain and more flooding battled Central and Northern Vermont in the weeks that followed. Hardest hit were refugee communities in the Burlington area who are vulnerable to socioeconomic challenges and language barriers, making the damage to their homes and lives especially harrowing. Partnering with the AGU American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange and Nurture Nature, the Islamic Society of Vermont wants to survey the threat and create a risk assessment toolkit that can help more than 5,000 refugees prepare for the next flood. Relocation is not an option for them and as weather events become more severe and frequent this community will need to develop greater resilience in the face of a changing landscape. This is a story about forging a resilient future against the worsening odds of climate change across Vermont and beyond.
This project and video were funded through a generous grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
