Out of over 170,000 MIT alumni in total, 12,575 live within 50 mile radius of Boston, and 22,576 live in the state of Massachusetts. These alumni like other residents are affected by the direct impacts of climate change in the area. Among the impacts are: (1) air pollution from wildfires promoted by widespread droughts in North America which have many serious health impacts on outdoor workers, the elderly and immunocompromised, and children; and (2) regular flooding from both more intense storms with increased precipitation and progressive sea level rise.