Lowell Lecture

Melting Ice, Rising Seas, Shifting Shorelines: The New Reality

Date & Time

Sept. 26, 2013

Location

IMAX Theater at New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf Boston, MA 02110
Driving Directions

Speaker(s)

John Englander, author, High Tide on Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis

Presenting Organization

New England Aquarium

Topics

Science

Experts say the sea is rising. What will this mean for those of us on the coast? Author John Englander paints a compelling picture that we have now entered an era where sea level rise, is combing with new storm patterns for an unprecedented assault on our shorelines. With prophetic timing his book, High Tide on Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis, was published one week before Hurricane Sandy and describes a super storm hitting Atlantic City and New York. Englander has a fresh perspective that is based on rock-solid geology yet is stunning and entertaining. Discover what "intelligent adaption" steps can take be taken to protect assets now and for future generations.