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New report from the Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) on the damaging effects of climate change on cultural heritage. What do we stand to lose, and what can be done to save it?

Rising seas and intense storms dominate the headlines about climate change, but there is a quieter catastrophe already unfolding: the irreversible loss of cultural heritage. Across the state of Illinois, thousands of ancient Indigenous sites, historic buildings, and landmarks are being slowly erased by extreme weather.

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