Whales Tales Lecture Series, June 19, 2018, at the Nantucket Whaling Museum
The waters of the Gulf of Maine and northwest Atlantic Ocean have the dubious distinction of have the fastest warming ocean surface water temperatures in the world! This affords us a “front row seat” for understanding and then adapting to very significant coastal and ocean impacts due to climate change.
These impacts includes shifting habitats for fish and other species, sea level rise and more intense coastal storms and flooding, potential modification of ocean currents and much more. Understanding what’s ahead will enable coastal communities to better prepare for the inevitable impacts and to begin to take actions that are necessary to adapt to the new reality.
Richard Delaney, President of the Center for Coastal Studies, will share his experience with and continuing importance of the Paris Climate Agreement on the international level as well as actions that are already underway at the local level on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
