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Events Rhode Island Sea Grant-sponsored events are listed on the URI calendar of events. Click here to see Rhode Island Sea Grant events. To be added to our listserv for event and news announcements, e-mail allard@gso.uri.edu. To receive announcements by mail, e-mail tkennedy@gso.uri.edu. Marine Affairs Joint Degree Students Receive Honors Catherine Kramer and Sarah Parker, both Roger Williams University School of Law '12 graduates, were awarded the 2012 Marine Affairs Achievement Award at a dinner held on May 1, 2012, for the graduating Marine Affairs Joint Degree students. Both Kate and Sarah are enrolled in the joint degree program with the University of Rhode Island and will complete their Master in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island this fall. In addition, Kate and Sarah were members of the environmental law moot court team which competed this year at Pace Law School in White Plains, New York, at which Sarah was awarded Best Oralist. Kate is also a former officer of the Environmental Law Society. Kate and Sarah are Rhode Island Sea Grant Law Fellows, handling research on climate change adaptation, land-based alternative energy and transferred development rights in Massachusetts. They were recognized, along with the Institute's other law fellows, at a colloquium held on April 11 at the Rhode Island Sea Grant office in Narragansett. The Marine Affairs Achievement Award was instituted in 2006 and is given annually to a graduating student who has been exemplary in the study and advancement of marine policy and law. Climate change impacting Rhode Island coasts, new document says *More precipitation, warmer air & water, increased floods just some effects already occurring* NARRAGANSETT—This March was the warmest on record in Rhode Island (and for the U.S.), according to NOAA. Warmer winters are just one consequence of climate change facing Rhode Island, according to a new document by the University of Rhode Island Climate Change Collaborative. Climate Change & Rhode Island's Coasts summarizes the science of climate change and its impacts on the state's shoreline. It documents long-term trends in increased precipitation, erosion, and sea level rise, along with warmer air and water temperatures, that accompany climate change. Ocean waters are also becoming more acidic, threatening shellfish, which are vulnerable to ocean acidification. "This document compiles the latest scientific findings from a variety of fields—physical, biological, and chemical oceanography, geology, ecology, and so on—to describe what is happening to Rhode Island marine resources, shorelines, and coastal communities right now, and what can be expected in the future," says Virginia Lee, senior coastal manager for the URI Coastal Resources Center, and co-leader of the URI Climate Change Collaborative. While many of the changes may be detrimental to coastal property owners and businesses, Lee stresses that the authors focused on presenting a balanced view of climate change, including the possibility that longer summers may be a boon to tourism, and reduced icing may lengthen the shipping season. Nevertheless, the authors' primary goal, she says, is to help communities and individuals understand what is happening so they can prepare for the impacts they are likely to face, such as increased flooding. The document is available online at seagrant.gso.uri.edu/climate, along with more information on the Climate Change Collaborative. The URI Climate Change Collaborative was funded by a grant from the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program based at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. For more information about Sea Grant, see seagrant.gso.uri.edu. Channel 12 features Lee, Boothroyd on climate change and sea level rise Members of the URI Climate Change Collaborative were featured on Channel 12 on March 30 speaking about the impacts of climate change and sea level rise in Rhode Island. Virginia Lee of the Coastal Resources Center and Jon Boothroyd, URI geosciences research professor emeritus, discuss what communities around the coast can expect to see in coming years. Check out the video below: RI's waters encroaching on land: wpri.com Obituary of Dr. Niels Rorholm Niels Rorholm passed away on February 26th, 2012. Born in Denmark on April 14, 1922, he was the son of Poul and Ella Rorholm. He grew up in Aarhus and became a devoted sailor at an early age. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, he was active in the resistance and aided in disarming the German ships upon surrender. In 1949, he emigrated to the United States to earn his PhD from the University of Minnesota (1954) and joined the faculty of the University of Rhode Island. He was an innovator in Resources Economics and served as both Professor and Chairman of the Department of Resources Economics from 1957-1970. In 1971 he became the Director of the Rhode Island Sea Grant College program, which he administered with distinction until 1984. Under his leadership, the Rhode Island Sea Grant program became one of the largest and most successful programs of applied research and education in marine sciences and resource development in the nation. In 1984, the 98th Congress in Washington, D.C., recognized Dr. Rorholm for his outstanding contributions and service to the nation's Marine Resources and Services program. An avid and accomplished sailor, Dr. Rorholm spent his summers sailing with his family around his beloved Narragansett Bay, the Cape, coastal Maine and made 3 trips through the Inter-Coastal Waterway. He is survived by his daughters and their husbands, Pam and Marston Price, Ellie (formerly Zellers) and Joe Harrison, two grandsons Andrew and Niels Zellers, Niels's wife Kate and great grandson, Atlee. He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Birthe and Jorgen Borch as well as 4 nieces and a nephew, all of whom reside in Denmark. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at the Wickford Yacht Club, 165 Pleasant Street, North Kingstown, Rhode Island at 1:00 pm on March 23rd. In lieu of flowers, please donate to savebay.org. Rhode Island Sea Grant e-Newsletter Rhode Island Sea Grant's e-newsletter offers monthly updates on our projects, staff, and announcements of funding opportunities, upcoming events, and new publications. To read the e-newsletter on-line, click here. To subscribe, e-mail allard@gso.uri.edu. We will not share your e-mail address. 41°N Magazine 41°N is a magazine that is produced twice a year in partnership between Rhode Island Sea Grant and the URI Coastal Institute. This publication serves not only to keep readers informed of the programs' activities and research findings but to bring them science-based perspectives on critical issues such as climate change. The name 41°N is taken from the degree of latitude at which Rhode Island is located, but it also represents the concept that many of these issues are of concern around the world. To read 41°N online, visit seagrant.gso.uri.edu/41N. To receive 41°N by mail, contact Rhode Island Sea Grant at (401) 874-6800 or 41n@gso.uri.edu. 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Events

Rhode Island Sea Grant-sponsored events are listed on the URI calendar of events. Click here to see Rhode Island Sea Grant events.

To be added to our listserv for event and news announcements, e-mail allard@gso.uri.edu. To receive announcements by mail, e-mail tkennedy@gso.uri.edu.

Marine Affairs Joint Degree Students Receive Honors

Catherine Kramer and Sarah Parker, both Roger Williams University School of Law '12 graduates, were awarded the 2012 Marine Affairs Achievement Award at a dinner held on May 1, 2012, for the graduating Marine Affairs Joint Degree students.

Both Kate and Sarah are enrolled in the joint degree program with the University of Rhode Island and will complete their Master in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island this fall. In addition, Kate and Sarah were members of the environmental law moot court team which competed this year at Pace Law School in White Plains, New York, at which Sarah was awarded Best Oralist. Kate is also a former officer of the Environmental Law Society.

Kate and Sarah are Rhode Island Sea Grant Law Fellows, handling research on climate change adaptation, land-based alternative energy and transferred development rights in Massachusetts. They were recognized, along with the Institute's other law fellows, at a colloquium held on April 11 at the Rhode Island Sea Grant office in Narragansett.

The Marine Affairs Achievement Award was instituted in 2006 and is given annually to a graduating student who has been exemplary in the study and advancement of marine policy and law.

Climate change impacting Rhode Island coasts, new document says

More precipitation, warmer air & water, increased floods just some effects already occurring

Matunuck beach cottage for sale NARRAGANSETT—This March was the warmest on record in Rhode Island (and for the U.S.), according to NOAA. Warmer winters are just one consequence of climate change facing Rhode Island, according to a new document by the University of Rhode Island Climate Change Collaborative.

Climate Change & Rhode Island's Coasts summarizes the science of climate change and its impacts on the state's shoreline. It documents long-term trends in increased precipitation, erosion, and sea level rise, along with warmer air and water temperatures, that accompany climate change. Ocean waters are also becoming more acidic, threatening shellfish, which are vulnerable to ocean acidification.

"This document compiles the latest scientific findings from a variety of fields—physical, biological, and chemical oceanography, geology, ecology, and so on—to describe what is happening to Rhode Island marine resources, shorelines, and coastal communities right now, and what can be expected in the future," says Virginia Lee, senior coastal manager for the URI Coastal Resources Center, and co-leader of the URI Climate Change Collaborative.

While many of the changes may be detrimental to coastal property owners and businesses, Lee stresses that the authors focused on presenting a balanced view of climate change, including the possibility that longer summers may be a boon to tourism, and reduced icing may lengthen the shipping season.

Nevertheless, the authors' primary goal, she says, is to help communities and individuals understand what is happening so they can prepare for the impacts they are likely to face, such as increased flooding.

The document is available online at seagrant.gso.uri.edu/climate, along with more information on the Climate Change Collaborative.

The URI Climate Change Collaborative was funded by a grant from the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program based at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. For more information about Sea Grant, see seagrant.gso.uri.edu.

Channel 12 features Lee, Boothroyd on climate change and sea level rise

Members of the URI Climate Change Collaborative were featured on Channel 12 on March 30 speaking about the impacts of climate change and sea level rise in Rhode Island. Virginia Lee of the Coastal Resources Center and Jon Boothroyd, URI geosciences research professor emeritus, discuss what communities around the coast can expect to see in coming years. Check out the video below:

RI's waters encroaching on land: wpri.com

Obituary of Dr. Niels Rorholm

Niels Rorholm passed away on February 26th, 2012. Born in Denmark on April 14, 1922, he was the son of Poul and Ella Rorholm. He grew up in Aarhus and became a devoted sailor at an early age. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, he was active in the resistance and aided in disarming the German ships upon surrender.

In 1949, he emigrated to the United States to earn his PhD from the University of Minnesota (1954) and joined the faculty of the University of Rhode Island. He was an innovator in Resources Economics and served as both Professor and Chairman of the Department of Resources Economics from 1957-1970. In 1971 he became the Director of the Rhode Island Sea Grant College program, which he administered with distinction until 1984. Under his leadership, the Rhode Island Sea Grant program became one of the largest and most successful programs of applied research and education in marine sciences and resource development in the nation. In 1984, the 98th Congress in Washington, D.C., recognized Dr. Rorholm for his outstanding contributions and service to the nation's Marine Resources and Services program. An avid and accomplished sailor, Dr. Rorholm spent his summers sailing with his family around his beloved Narragansett Bay, the Cape, coastal Maine and made 3 trips through the Inter-Coastal Waterway. He is survived by his daughters and their husbands, Pam and Marston Price, Ellie (formerly Zellers) and Joe Harrison, two grandsons Andrew and Niels Zellers, Niels's wife Kate and great grandson, Atlee. He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Birthe and Jorgen Borch as well as 4 nieces and a nephew, all of whom reside in Denmark. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at the Wickford Yacht Club, 165 Pleasant Street, North Kingstown, Rhode Island at 1:00 pm on March 23rd. In lieu of flowers, please donate to savebay.org.

Rhode Island Sea Grant e-Newsletter

Rhode Island Sea Grant's e-newsletter offers monthly updates on our projects, staff, and announcements of funding opportunities, upcoming events, and new publications. To read the e-newsletter on-line, click here. To subscribe, e-mail allard@gso.uri.edu. We will not share your e-mail address.

41°N Magazine

41°N is a magazine that is produced twice a year in partnership between Rhode Island Sea Grant and the URI Coastal Institute. This publication serves not only to keep readers informed of the programs' activities and research findings but to bring them science-based perspectives on critical issues such as climate change. The name 41°N is taken from the degree of latitude at which Rhode Island is located, but it also represents the concept that many of these issues are of concern around the world. To read 41°N online, visit seagrant.gso.uri.edu/41N. To receive 41°N by mail, contact Rhode Island Sea Grant at (401) 874-6800 or 41n@gso.uri.edu.

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