[SEMCO] It's Hurricane Preparedness Week!

[MIT Sea Grant]

It's Hurricane Preparedness Week, and as we draw nearer to our Climate Change Symposium
on Sustaining Coastal Cities next month, we invite you to read this special profile
of two of our guest speakers. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MzCjGMKYKaPkzb2-kLF-m5ZEnk6nyd_URTkIxCghFhud3cMhaETfZL4xgFqnHeTFs_nYX1YQJkQDverKiQKySXJHX05_dr4F9jBtLQbjHJjauQRwLiUrBdDb5uv_1nszBHoL_QzMmUQddFx5KP5WCS9t2Vp_dlJgJBhFVkjV_sV9jSxeOZrS_xMuVX9Dx9X8nMZV4bXfwxhkvcuS4rQPv6Q4_ATjhm-WX0OXUmpjGCi21eqhWn_ZzRuRGkbRfULWLkIM-kxPPY2HpFyr3lJ_PIvSmb6FBkWAg3NHkqGzTCI_Z790pTUFp3GwCP0oVSJiylZxuuQw86BUh8S73e2H9qUGd7P34YwBkyvCW_g8_xOHtyQW_fZj5bTeKdxiE1EGHIr1twYQJAPR158nVr-LO_PCWHRX3AwiZsQXtSJuRtQ=&c=wG9voeVK_k3VZotBV_rDotOMCCZ6ldOpfJM5EUGQXr7etP_FMIA38Q==&ch=YoYP29mA52oM-N7ybNuJsx3O2p8UiU3dEpdK6oqAMtkc84sUq-gA4g==]
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Photo: Beardsley and Chen discussing the FVCOM simulated tsunami waves.

Robert Beardsley is a scientist emeritus of physical oceanography at the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), and Changsheng Chen leads the Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Modeling Research Laboratory at UMASS Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and 
Technology. Through a close and long-term partnership, they have worked together
 on several projects, including the development of FVCOM, which has received MIT
 Sea Grant sponsorship since 2006. They will present this work at the symposium 
as part of a discussion on predictions, scenarios, and downscaling global models
 for local communities.
Sign up today [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MzCjGMKYKaPkzb2-kLF-m5ZEnk6nyd_URTkIxCghFhud3cMhaETfZL4xgFqnHeTFCHdg16DOc56ZCjvmo3LJdlmvLLM1lQWFP7xi9WWETO_grsozbN6FnRBfYrD2SwzhHzAEsQ0ukb6GNE5IZkj4mngQt5sEKccgk1DFsLNPflsMZ4QWQQ5A4GMWxcNMRlC4SPd1o0b9lmoT_A4mvuy27w==&c=wG9voeVK_k3VZotBV_rDotOMCCZ6ldOpfJM5EUGQXr7etP_FMIA38Q==&ch=YoYP29mA52oM-N7ybNuJsx3O2p8UiU3dEpdK6oqAMtkc84sUq-gA4g==]
to meet Beardsley and Chen, along with a large array of other impressive leaders
 in academia, government, and private industry during the symposium next month. 
They will address concerns for change in sea level, storm surges, extreme precipitation
and flooding and options for adapting to these risks. The noted speakers with vested
interests in public health and safety will share the latest scientific, technical
and social information in the following three general thematic areas:

1. Current knowledge of the science and uncertainty associated with predictions 
and future scenarios of sea level rise, storms, precipitation, models, and tools
 as they apply to coastal cities and populations in Boston, Cambridge and surrounding
towns.
2. Understanding risks and responsibilities for public health and safety and the
 politics and policies that limit what can be done within current practices and 
regulations.
3. Evaluating adaptation measures that include green landscaping, planning and implementation,
communicating with the public, and identifying efforts to mitigate human-related
 impacts on climate.
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Please spread the word about this conference and sign up today! We look forward 
to seeing you here next month.

Sincerely,
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Judith Pederson, Ph.D.
Advisory Leader
MIT Sea Grant College Program
292 Main Street, E38-300
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-252-1741  http://seagrant.mit.edu/
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