Predicting Flooding and Sea Level Rise - Monday, October 7, 5:30pm via Zoom
As climate change progresses and the ice caps melt at faster rates than seen before, we wonder at what rate we can expect sea levels to rise in our region. Is it a “bath tub” effect, where we will experience equal sea level rise across the globe? Or does it differ from region to region? And why? How do scientists predict what is going to happen in a given area?
Joining IIT, on Monday, October 7, is Dr. Hannah Baranes. Dr. Baranes is a coastal scientist with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in southern Maine who has performed extensive research on flooding along the Maine coast. She joins us to answer some of these questions and tell us about the programming, projects and methodology GMRI uses to predict coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Follow the link below to join the talk!