Mar 3, 2021 | Environment & Climate, Environment & Climate Consulting Solutions
Catastrophic damage from climate change threatens coastal homes all over the Cape, and Islands, prompting regional planners to eye managed coastal retreat options. Whenever a beachfront home goes on the market in Sandwich, it’s going to draw dozens of prospective...
Oct 29, 2020 | Environment & Climate, Environment & Climate Consulting Solutions
Boston, MA – The Stone Living Lab is a new initiative which will engage researchers, students, and our communities in testing innovative, adaptive, and equitable nature-based approaches to climate adaptation, coastal resilience, and ecological restoration in a variety...
Aug 18, 2020 | Environment & Climate, Environment & Climate Consulting Solutions
Woods Hole Group presented possible scenarios for climate change adaptation. When it comes to mitigating the impact of climate change on Marblehead Harbor, residents were hit with a lot of information Monday in a short amount of time. The good news is the town has...
Oct 31, 2019 | Environment & Climate, Environment & Climate Consulting Solutions
Building earthen berms in certain areas of Falmouth to protect vulnerable town infrastructure from flooding—and also creating a new harbor in Woods Hole—were among the ideas a Woods Hole Group scientist raised at a public presentation at the Falmouth Public Library...
Aug 6, 2019 | Environment & Climate, Environment & Climate Consulting Solutions
Boston dodged a disaster in 2012. After Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of New Jersey and New York, the superstorm hit Boston near low tide, causing minimal damage. If Sandy had arrived four hours earlier, many Bostonians would have been ankle to hip deep in...
Sep 20, 2018 | Environment & Climate, Environment & Climate Consulting Solutions
Coastal Resilience Solutions for East Boston and Charles-town outlines near- and long-term strategies to protect neighborhoods from flooding – in two of Boston’s most disadvantaged areas. It is the first neighborhood-specific application of the Climate Ready Boston...
