ERODING COASTLINES: Geological And Societal Impacts Of Extreme Storms, Wetland Loss, And Sea Level Rise

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Rayburn 2359
11:30AM – 12:30PM

Speakers:

Jon Boothroyd, University of Rhode Island and State Geologist of Rhode Island
Coastal Erosion and Nor’easters (PDF)

Abby Sallenger, US Geological Survey 
Coastal Impacts of Extreme Storms (PDF)

James Titus, Environmental Protection Agency 
Recommendations from the US Climate Change Science Program Report on Coastal Loss (PDF)

Sponsors

American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America 

In cooperation with the Congressional Hazards Caucus:

Senators Mary Landrieu, Lisa Murkowski, and Ben Nelson, and
Representatives Dennis Moore, Jo Bonner, and Zoe Lofgren, Co–Chairs of the Caucus