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One Piece Chapter 1063 raw scans are out. Now fans can get a clear picture of what the upcoming chapter has in store. We will definitely see the continuation of Chapter 1062, where Luffy, Bonney, and the Straw Hats Pirates are in search of Dr. Vegapunk. Kuma desires to know more about her father Kuma. Besides that, there could more plotlines in One Piece Chapter 1063. Here are more detail.

One Piece Chapter 1063 is titled, "The only family I've got."

The chapter begins with Luffy, Chopper, and Bonney finishing their meals which they got from the huge food machine. They decide to get back to their work.

There are lots of robots beside them; however, they all are harmless to them. Meanwhile, Luffy finds new fashionable clothes to wear. Everyone changes their outfits into something futuristic, while Jinbe wears a Hawaiian shirt.

All getting ready, Bonney said she will find some weapons and meet Vegapunk, in the meantime, a Kuma's Pacisfista approached them that will be noticed by Luffy.

Unfortunately, Pacisfista detects all of them as thieves and starts using a laser beam on them.

While Luffy envisioned hitting down Pacisfista, Bonney stops him. She reveals that this is Kuma her father and begs not to hurt him. But Pacisfista continues using laser beans on them.

The scene changes to at sea on the new world, where Blackbeard Pirates chase Hearts Pirates. Blackbeard targets Trafalgar D. Water Law for his Road Poneglyphs. He is preparing to face Law on the high seas with Jesus Burgess, Van Augur, Doc Q and Stronger. The three have the power of Akuma no Mi.

Law has turned into a woman and following him all the Hearts pirates start turning into a female as well. Law becomes successful to escape to a nearby island. After escaping he turned back to his own form.

He said Haki can overcome any devil fruit powers. Seeing him in his actual form, Doc Q mentions that it is no surprise for a pirate with a bounty of 3 Billion while we learn that he has a devil fruit power called Sick-Sick Fruit.

Van Auger has a devil fruit power called Warp-Warp Fruit. He uses it to teleport Jesus Burgess to the Island. But later he uses Buff-Buff Fruit which is stronger devil fruit power than Warp-Warp Fruit. It gives him fantastic strength by which he lifts a mountain to attack the Heart Pirates.

The Blackbeard pirates are using some insane Devil Fruits and the bounties keep rising.

One Piece Chapter 1063 will be officially released on October 16, 2022. You can read the manga chapters online for free from Shonen Jump, Viz Media and Manga Plus apps and websites. Stay tuned to Devdiscourse for more updates on the Japanese manga series.

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Cagayan Valley and the Cordillera Administrative Region will continue to see rain on Thursday, October 13

MANILA, Philippines The weather bureau warned that the threat of heavy rain persists even as Tropical Depression Maymay weakened into a low pressure area (LPA) at 2 am on Thursday, October 13.

The LPA that used to be Maymay was located over the coastal waters of Casiguran, Aurora, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in a bulletin issued at 5 am on Thursday.

It is moving west southwest at 15 kilometers per hour, and may cross more areas in Luzon, where it could dissipate within 12 hours due to the frictional effects.

In the meantime, the LPA and the shear line are still bringing rain to parts of Northern Luzon. The shear line is the point where the northeasterly surface windflow and the easterlies meet.

Below is PAGASAs updated rainfall forecast for Thursday until early Friday morning, October 14.

Scattered to widespread floods and landslides can still occur.

The rest of the country will only have localized thunderstorms on Thursday, unrelated to the LPA or the shear line.

There are no more areas under Signal No. 1, but PAGASA said occasional gusts may persist in these areas due to the enhanced northeasterly surface windflow:

Also due to the surge of the northeasterly surface windflow, a new gale warning was issued at 5 am on Thursday. Rough to very rough seas will continue in the following seaboards:

PAGASA advised fishing boats and other small vessels not to sail, and larger vessels to watch out for big waves.

The weather bureau added that moderate to rough seas will persist in the western seaboards of Central Luzon and Southern Luzon. Waves are 1.5 to 3.5 meters high, making conditions risky for small vessels.

Maymay was the Philippines 13th tropical cyclone for 2022 and the first for October.

Meanwhile, the other LPA inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) was located 535 kilometers west of Coron, Palawan, before dawn on Thursday.

PAGASA Weather Specialist Benison Estareja said the LPA is projected to leave PAR on Thursday. Outside PAR, it is likely to develop into a tropical depression.

Also outside PAR, there are two tropical depressions still being monitored.

The first tropical depression was last spotted 1,765 kilometers east of Northern Luzon, moving west northwest at 15 km/h.

It continues to have maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h and gustiness of up to 55 km/h.

Estareja said the tropical depression could enter PAR on Thursday morning or afternoon, and move toward extreme Northern Luzon. It would be given the local name Neneng.

The potential Neneng may intensify into a tropical storm on Friday. Estareja also warned that there could be rapid intensification, which means it may strengthen further into a severe tropical storm or even a typhoon as it approaches extreme Northern Luzon.

If it becomes a tropical storm, Signal No. 2 could eventually be raised for extreme Northern Luzon. Nearby areas in Northern Luzon may be placed under Signal No. 1.

Rough to very rough seas in the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon may be seen starting Friday.

Heavy rain could begin in extreme Northern Luzon on Saturday, October 15.

As for the second tropical depression outside PAR, it was located 3,060 kilometers east of Southern Luzon, slowly moving east northeast or away from PAR.

It also has maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h and gustiness of up to 55 km/h.

PAGASA expects 5 to 9 tropical cyclones to enter or develop inside PAR from October 2022 to March 2023. Per month, these are the weather bureaus estimates:

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Rain in Batanes and Cagayan due to Tropical Depression Neneng may reach torrential levels on Saturday, October 15

MANILA, Philippines Tropical Depression Neneng will be bringing torrential rain to parts of Northern Luzon, the weather bureau warned on Saturday morning, October 15.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)said in a briefing past 11 am on Saturday that Neneng was located 510 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan, still over the Philippine Sea.

The tropical depression is now moving west northwest, maintaining its speed of 15 kilometers per hour (km/h).

It continues to have maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and gustiness of up to 70 km/h, but may intensify into a tropical storm on Saturday.

Neneng is still projected to make landfall in or pass very close to Babuyan Islands or Batanes on Sunday morning or afternoon, October 16. During this time, it may further strengthen into a severe tropical storm.

Below is PAGASAs updated rainfall forecast for Neneng.

Until Saturday evening, October 15

Sunday, October 16

Areas affected by Neneng must watch out for possible floods and landslides.

The weather bureau also said the trough or extension of the tropical depression and the convergence of its circulation with the southwesterly winds could bring occasional rain to the western parts of Mimaropa and Western Visayas. A separate weather advisory may be issued.

Meanwhile, these are the areas where Signal No. 1 is raised as of 11 am on Saturday:

Strong winds are expected in areas under Signal No. 1.

The highest possible wind signal is Signal No. 3 since Neneng is projected to reach severe tropical storm status.

PAGASA added that there may be occasional gusts in Southern Luzon and the Visayas due to the convergence between Nenengs circulation and the southwesterly winds.

The gale warning issued at 5 am on Saturday also remains in effect. The warning, due to both Neneng and the northeasterly surface windflow, covers these seaboards:

PAGASA advised fishing boats and other small vessels not to sail, and larger vessels to watch out for big waves.

The weather bureau added that the surge of the northeasterly surface windflow and Neneng may cause moderate to rough seas in the eastern seaboards of Central Luzon and Southern Luzon. Waves could be 2 to 3.5 meters high, making conditions risky for small vessels.

Neneng may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Monday, October 17, as it shifts southwest in response to an arriving northeasterly surge, PAGASA said.

On its way out of PAR on Monday, Neneng may also further intensify into a typhoon.

Neneng is the Philippines 14th tropical cyclone for 2022 and the second for October.

PAGASA expects 5 to 9 tropical cyclones to enter or develop inside PAR from October 2022 to March 2023. Per month, these are the weather bureaus estimates:

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The Monkees viewers were used to seeing all four of the shows stars battling bad guys, singing songs, and participating in the general lunacy of their TV series every week on the NBC network. However, there were several instances where this was not so. Only two of the cast members appeared in each episode of the series.

The Monkees starred Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones. The series aired on NBC from 1966 through 1968. At that time, the series broke down barriers in television as the first to lack parental figures. Viewers were used to shows with a nuclear family, with a figurehead leading the antics of the shows younger cast members. The Monkees characters lived and worked independently, tried to make ends meet, and navigated life as they sought success in the music business.

Subsequently,The Monkeesseries would break other barriers on television. Its actors were the first to say the censored word hellon television [the network bleeped it out during post-production] and also the first to feature four young hippie men as their stars.

The Monkees alsobroke the fourth wall, where performers act as if the audience is not there. During the series, Micky walked off set to visit the writers room, Davy stopped midscene to ask to take a line over again, and the actors looked directly at the camera to speak to the viewer.

According to MeTV, only two cast members appeared in all 58 episodes and two seasons of The Monkees. Every installment of the series featured only Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz.

Jones missed an episode of season one titled Alias Micky Dolenz. He appeared duringthe bands performance of the tune Mary, Mary and in an interview at the end where he explained his absence. Jones was written out of the episode so he could attend his sisters wedding in England.

Despite rumors, Nesmith did not appear in several episodes due to his clashes with the cast and producers. He missed the season two episodes I Was a 99 Pound Weakling, The Card Carrying Red Shoes, The Monkees Watch Their Feet, and appeared briefly in Hitting the High Seas due to a tonsillectomy, the birth of his son Jonathan and a family trip to Texas.

It has long been part of The Monkees lore that the foursome wasnt as close as they appeared on stage and the set of their television series. Rolling Stoneasked Nesmith if the rumors he couldnt get along with Jones were true.

He replied, Well, some people would say that one or both of us were fractious and couldnt get along with anybody. Ill leave that somewhere on the doorstep or the threshold of the Davy and Mike friendship, but I dont know. We were all friends on some level, very casual work-space partners. We enjoyed, to a degree, playing music.

In a separateRolling Stoneinterview, Nesmith said this about bandmate Tork. We didnt have too many civil words to say to each other, but we also didnt fight all the time. We didnt say much.

There wasnt a lot to say. Peter would play me the songs that he thought were good and I didnt. And I would play him the songs I thought were good, and he wouldnt. Then we just left it at that. Partners in silence, he concluded.

However, Nesmith remained friendly with Micky Dolenz. The former bandmates reunited in 2018 for The Monkees Present: The Mike and Micky Show. This tour was followed by The Monkees Farewell Tour Featuring Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz.

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Sue Perkins is about to be shot in Bogot. She meets her gunman at an armoured clothing factory that sells its bulletproof vests to 38 presidents all over the world. I shoot my lawyer, says the kind-eyed, mild-mannered Miguel Caballero. I shoot my wife. I shoot 800 times many people. Now, at point blank range, hes going to shoot Sue. The problem is I dont do danger, she explains, as she will many times in Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal (Netflix), usually right before she does something really dangerous again. I specialise in making elaborate puns on baking shows.

The moment has come. Both Perkins and Caballero take deep breaths. He raises the gun to her belly (which I wish she would stop making gelatinous jokes about because its just your average middle-aged, medium-sized belly). Fires the shot. Perkins looks shocked. Afterwards she reflects on the difference between shaking things up a bit the premise of her maiden voyage into the high-octane seas of Netflix miniseries and getting a .38 calibre bullet in your guts. They say the closer you are to death the more alive you feel, she says. I can now say that the closer you are to death the closer you are to death.

This scene perfectly captures the weird tone of Perfectly Legal. Its three episodes career from bizarre, disturbing, trashy, silly, hilarious and entertaining to profoundly moving the latter right at the end, when she takes a mind-expanding drug in La Paz and, after five hours of vomiting, has some deep revelations about the death of her father and sadness around not having children. Jeez. What a trip. Mine, I mean, not hers.

The reason for all this risk-taking in Latin America, where in each location she hooks up with a local comedian, is Perkins desire to escape middle age. She says she is terrified of becoming staid. Her biggest fear is being stuck. So, at a crossroads where all travel presenters probably find themselves eventually, she processes her midlife crisis by doing a bunch of extreme, I-cant-believe-its-legal stuff on camera. She joins a death cult in Mexico. Goes white water rafting with some sex workers in Colombias Rio Negro. Gets gloriously, horribly, beautifully, disgustingly drunk in the largest gay club in Latin America. Which isnt extreme, but for those who fondly recall Perkins getting hammered on tankards of ale while dressed as a Victorian lady in The Supersizers Go , is joyous. Sue Perkins gets drunk is a miniseries all its own.

A fair bit of Perfectly Legal is not that shocking. Like her trip to Mexicos national firework festival in Tultepec where 75% of the countrys fireworks are made and set off in a single night of explosions. Every year hundreds are injured, but Perkins and her safety adviser, wearing protective clothing, join the screaming throng. It feels like a normal relaxed festival vibe, she observes, watching a parade of giant bulls filled with fireworks, but the bulls are going to detonate, who knows when, and approximately 15% of everyone here will end up in a burns unit.

Most disturbing of all, she goes to the Colombian coast in search of men who have sex with donkeys. And finds them. Cue a vile scene in which dozens of men drinking in a bar laugh, gesture and boast that the donkeys love it while Perkins looks uncomfortable but gamely tries to keep on joking. She is clearly aware that a line has been crossed but the show must go on. The scene culminates with Perkins a committed vegan and animal lover who has her dogs initials tattooed on her arm stroking a donkey whose face has been blurred while softly saying: I bet Im the first human thats approached you from the front in a very long time, little one. At which point I started to wonder if she was trapped in a contractual hell of her own making. Its a genuinely disturbing, wildly unfunny scene, the point of which I cannot understand.

Still, how I love her. Perkins does what most white Oxbridge-educated travel presenters cannot: namely go to other countries and behave herself. She is warm, goofy, kind, unscripted, funny and respectful. So I have all the time in the world to watch her, and only her, downing shots and throwing balls at explosive targets in a Colombian traditional sport called tejo. Hilarious! But the biggest danger of this strain of extreme and shockingly legal! travel documentary is how perilously close it comes to othering. What are we really doing when we reduce other countries to their quirks and extremities? Especially considering the current egregious state of our own. In truth, I liked it better when a Sue Perkins travel series was less about her pushing herself to go to a So Paulo love motel and hook up with some swingers and more about her holding hands with a wee old lady she had just met on the banks of the Mekong River.

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Hurricane Fiona is expected to stay hundreds of miles from the South Carolina coast, but could bring strong ocean swells that may impact the Myrtle Beach area, officials say.

"The rough seas and surf will continue through at least Saturday, and swells could lessen starting Sunday; however conditions may remain dangerous through early next week. How long the threat will last will depend on Fiona's track and intensity later this week and beyond," according to a tropical alert from the S.C Department of Natural Resources.

Puerto Rico will continue to experience heavy rains and "catastrophic flooding" through Monday night,according to the National Hurricane Center.As the storm is forecast to move away from Puerto Rico, it is expected to strengthen as it heads toward Turks and Caicos on Tuesday, forecasters said.

Larger swells from Fiona are forecast to approach the Carolinas later Wednesday, according to SCDNR, causing coastal South Carolina beaches to become "dangerously rough," with a high risk of rip currents. Small craft advisories will likely be issued Wednesday night, SCDNR said. A higher risk of rip currents are expected Wednesday through Friday and high surf advisory conditions are possible Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

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The weather on land throughout the Myrtle Beach area is expected to remain warm before a cold front moves through the area later this week, forecasters say.

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There are, without a doubt, moments that leave an indelible mark on every generation. And these are the instances that give it shape and a definition for the coming generation to remember it by. The 70s had Woodstock, Beatlemania, and the moon landing as watershed movements. My generation has the internet, social media, and the birth of celebrity culture.

Unlimited access and high-volume exposure to celebrities' personal lives filtered down into society to shape the culture of the time. And it wasnt long before the market picked up on the fact that celebrity culture is inherently tied to consumer interests where celebrities transform their fame to become products for brands. But its as they say, all things (good or bad), must come to an end!

The name of the game today is conscious consumption. The global pandemic acted as a huge catalyst for the invisible walls between stardom and real to finally become tangible, as celebrities thrived and lived a life of luxury while it was the general populace that faced the brunt of the hardships brought on by the pandemic. As a result, consumers today are entering a phase of democratic media consumption where they choose what they listen to and who they trust. Gone are the days when a company could sell a product just because an A-list star is the one to promote it. People today are more likely to buy products or be influenced by people who have the factor of being like them. It is in these circumstances that the influencer marketing industry grew 40 per cent in 2021 and is estimated to increase its revenue from Rs 900 crore to Rs 1,200-1,300 crore in 2022!

Case in point

More and more brands are becoming cognizant of the fact that they are now marketing to a public that is more interested in an authentic cause rather than just being vehicles for mindless promotions. The famous Pepsi ad starring Kendall Jenner was withdrawn after a public outcry on the claims that it co-opted the imagery of protest movements. On the other hand, movements like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Black Lives Matter protest and the #LoveWins campaign created impact and raised awareness because they were led by a genuine cause, championed by the right people. In the case of ALS, the campaign was able to raise $115 million for ALS organizations worldwide!

(The author is co-founder of True Beacon. Views expressed are personal.)

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) pegs the social media influencer industry at USD 150 million (approx Rs 1,200 crore).

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Boaters off the coast of Spain got quite the surreal sight Friday that might have looked like something from the mind of a Hollywood disaster flick director than Mother Nature: Four waterspouts spinning together in nearly the same spot. (Video courtesy: Anton Adanero Guinea)

MAJORCA, Spain Boaters off the coast of Spain got quite the surreal sight Friday that might have looked more like something from the mind of a Hollywood disaster flick director than Mother Nature: four waterspouts spinning together in nearly the same spot.

Anton Adanero Guinea was boating off the eastern side of the island of Majorca when the waterspouts formed amid somewhat stormy weather in the region.

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Waterspouts are, generally speaking, known as simply tornadoes that form over water, but there are two types of waterspouts -- one more dangerous than the other.

Four waterspouts spin off the Spanish island of Majorca on Sept. 16, 2022.

(Anton Adanero Guinea)

"Tornadic" waterspouts form from severe thunderstorms just like their tornado cousins. They can accompany strong winds, locally high seas, frequent lightning, and large hail, and thus can be dangerous to mariners suddenly caught in their path.

Then there are "fair weather" waterspouts, which form only over open water.

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"They develop at the surface of the water and climb skyward associated with warm water temperatures and high humidity in the lowest several thousand feet of the atmosphere," said Meteorologist Bruce B. Smith with the National Weather Service office in Gaylord, Michigan. "They are usually small, relatively brief, and less dangerous."

Despite the storms in that area of Spain, these appear to be the fair-weather version of waterspouts.

"Fair weather" or not, the National Weather Service recommends any boaters who spot a waterspout move at a 90-degree angle away from the waterspout's path.

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MIAMI The crew of the USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) offloaded approximately 24,700 pounds of cocaine and 3,892 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $475 million, Thursday at Base Miami Beach.

The drugs were interdicted in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean by crews from:

"I am proud of the crews continued devotion to duty that made this offload possible, said Cdr. Jeremy M. Greenwood, commanding officer of Legare. Through the coordinated efforts of the Legare, the LEDETs, HNLMS Groningen, CGC James, and the USS Billings crews, we significantly contributed to the counter-drug mission and the dismantling of transnational criminal organizations. The drugs seized through this coordinated effort will result in significantly fewer drug-related overdoses.

The fight against drug cartels in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean, and the transnational criminal organizations they are associated with, requires a unity of effort in all phases; from detection and monitoring to interdiction and apprehension, and on to criminal prosecutions by international partners and U.S. Attorneys Offices in districts across the nation.

Detecting and interdicting illegal drug traffickers on the high seas involves significant interagency and international coordination. The Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West, Florida conducts detection and monitoring of aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs. Maritime interdiction of illicit smuggling activity in the Caribbean Sea is coordinated by the Seventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Miami. The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard also coordinates maritime interdiction of illicit smuggling activity with deployed Royal Netherlands Navy ships and their embarked Dutch Fleet Marine Corps squadrons and U.S. Coast Guard LEDETs in the Eastern Caribbean Sea near the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Maritime interdiction of illicit smuggling activity in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is coordinated by the Eleventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Alameda, California. The U.S. Navy and allied foreign ships conduct law enforcement missions under the authority of embarked Coast Guard LEDETs from Tactical Law Enforcement Teams based in Miami and San Diego.

The Legare is a 270-foot Famous-class medium endurance cutter stationed in Portsmouth, Virginia. Legare's missions include Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Protection of Living Marine Resources, Homeland Security and Defense Operations, international training, and humanitarian operations. Legare patrols the offshore waters from Maine to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, the Eastern Pacific, and the Caribbean.

For information on how to join the U.S. Coast Guard, visit http://www.GoCoastGuard.com to learn more about active duty and reserve officer and enlisted opportunities. Information on how to apply to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy can be found at http://www.uscga.edu.

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A new report from an environmental nonprofit finds that Massachusetts' southern coast will see increased flooding and erosion, as well as more destructive bombardment from storms. The report,from theTrustees of Reservations, says that sea levels along the South Coast are projected to rise over two feet by 2050.

The Trustees is the largest private owner of coastal land in in Massachusetts, overseeing 120 miles of coastline. In 2020, after seeing increased flooding and erosion on their properties, the group began to produce annual reports on the current and expected effects of climate change on the Massachusetts coast.

Their first report looked at the North Shore;the 2021 report covered Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Gosnold; this year's focuses on the 14 South Coast towns that border Narragansett Bay and Buzzards Bay.

Like previous reports, the latest predicts big climate change impacts on these towns over the next few decades. Here are five takeaways:

After being battered by hurricanes in 1938, 1944 and 1954, engineers built a harbor barrierto protect the Port of New Bedford, the most prosperous seafood port in the country. The barrier keeps water in the harbor at a level that protects infrastructure from flooding; when a storm threatens high water, the Army Corps of Engineers closes the gates. In 2019, they closed the barrier 26 times. With projected 2050 sea level rise, they'll have to close the barrier at every high tide that means 1-2 times a day.

"That's clearly not doable for a working port, it's not sustainable," saidCynthia Dittbrenner, director of Coast and Natural Resources at the Trustees of Reservations.

The New Bedford Port Authority and the Town of Fairhaven are looking at ways to make critical infrastructure in the harbor more resilient to flooding, either by raising, moving or replacing it.

Over the next 30 years, sea levels along the South Coast are projected to rise over two feet. That means that over 25 miles of road and more than 1,400 buildings in the region will flood every day at high tide by 2050. Towns with low-lying critical infrastructure, like Fairhaven, Falmouth and Wareham, are especially vulnerable.

In several towns, low-lying neighborhoods vulnerable to flooding have a large number of low-income or minority residents, who may not have the money to constantly pump out their basements and replace their ruined furniture.

"Municipalities or regional planning associations really need to think about, how do we prioritize helping those communities that don't have the resources to do it on their own," saidDittbrenner.

The cities New Bedford and Fall River also have large environmental-justicepopulations groups that face increased environmental risks because of language barriers, race or income and while those residents aren't likely to get directly hit by flooding, their livelihoods could be. The Port of New Bedford, for instance, supportsabout 39,000 jobs and generates about $1.8 billion in total personal wages annually. If the port can't operate, those jobs go away.

The South Coast boasts 4,900 acres of salt marsh, which filter water, offer wildlife habitat and act as storm buffer to the communities behind them. But South Coast marshes tend to be smaller than others in the state, and are projected to disappear more quickly as they are inundated by rising seas. In addition, years of draining and ditching the marshes for agriculture and mosquito control have compressed the soil, so some marshes are also sinking.

"So at a time when we really want the marsh to be doing its natural thing of building sediment and building organic matter and getting higher to keep up with sea level rise, it's actually sinking," saidDittbrenner.

The report predicts that 23% of the salt marsh on the South Coast will vanish by 2050.

Other states are trying experimental methods like "mud motors" to strengthen marshes by adding sediment, but those aren't allowed in Massachusetts yet.

Some South Coast communities are starting to tiptoe towards the concept of "retreat" abandoning flood-prone residential areas for good. "Retreat is a real conversation the town is going to have to have, and it's not an easy decision when you're talking about people's homes," said Jennifer Lincoln, Falmouth Conservation Commission Administrator, in the report.

The Trustees and other environmental groups are supporting state legislation to create aFlood Risk Protection Program, which would buy properties at risk for flooding, tear them down, and instead of rebuilding, restore the land to marsh or beach that protects inland neighborhoods.

A critical component of any such law, saidDittbrenner, is ensuring that the buybacks are voluntary, and that most investments go to homeowners and renters who lack resources, especially those in environmental justice communities.

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