Forget the 50 states. These scholars argue that America should be broken up into 13 regions

To improve infrastructure and prepare for climate change, the U.S. needs to think ‘megaregionally.’

The challenges posed by climate change can often seem so local. A wildfire torches Northern California, a storm surge batters New York Harbor, a king tide floods a Miami neighborhood. But while these local impacts are devastating, they rarely stand alone. A growing swath of the American West is now facing a perennially horrendous wildfire season. Extreme storms thrash coastal communities around the world. Rising sea levels are as big a challenge in Jakarta as in Southern Florida. The impacts may seem local, but the problems are global.

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