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Connecticut’s Changing Coast in the Era of Climate Change

Connecticut’s coastline is a dynamic area–changing daily with the tides, seasonally, and with major storm event like Tropical Storm Irene and Superstorm Sandy.

The impacts of climate change are also affecting our shores: rising water temperatures are changing the fish, tidal marshes are getting wetter with rising sea level, beaches are migrating or even disappearing. The New Haven Museum will present “Connecticut’s Changing Coast in the Era of Climate Change” with environmentalist Dr. Juliana Barrett at the Pardee-Morris House on Sunday, July 14, at 2 p.m. Register for this free event at www.simpletix.com/e/connecticuts-changing-coast-in-the-era-of-tickets-170153. For weather updates, call 203-562-4183.

Barrett says the projection for sea level rise on the Connecticut coast is 20 inches by 2050. She’ll discuss the impacts of climate change on the coastal ecosystems and different adaptation techniques that are proposed or in use to improve the resilience of these area. She’ll also offer simple-yet-effective ways the public can work for change, from landscaping with native plants to replacing gas-powered yard equipment with electric ones, and much more.

For more information, visit http://newhavenmuseum.org.