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