[SEMCO] CCMNH / Climate Change and Cape Cod

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
February 12, 
2015 
Teresa Izzo
   508-896-3867 ext. 137
tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
Climate Change and Cape Cod:  Needing to Play Both Offense and Defense


BREWSTER, MA ­The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster, MA will be hosting
Tom Stone, Emeritus Scientist at the Woods Hole 
Research Center, on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 1pm.

Mr. Stone is an environmental geologist who uses 
remote-sensing technology to map vegetation and 
to determine rates of land use change. Throughout 
his career, he used satellite imagery and GIS 
data to determine the rates of deforestation and 
land cover change in Siberia, Amazonia, Panama, 
and in the northeastern US. The results of his 
work assisted in the determination of biotic 
contributions to the global climate change 
problem and provided information for land use 
planning. Over the past two years, Mr. Stone has 
organized conferences in Hyannis and New Bedford 
that focused on aspects of climate change most 
likely to affect Cape Cod and Southeast Massachusetts.

After discussing general aspects of climate 
change, Mr. Stone will present the three primary 
problems facing Cape Cod and the Islands due to 
ongoing climate change: sea level rise, increased 
storminess, and the lesser known aspect of ocean 
acidification. He will describe the background of 
the issues, their likely future consequences, as 
well as how we can work with local groups and 
organizations to help mitigate these problems.

The presentation will be held at the Museum on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 1pm.

Free with Museum Admission
For more information please call 508-896-3867, xt.133


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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator/Publicist
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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