by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 27, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
As we approach hurricane season, which begins June 1, Rhode Island Sea Grant, in partnership with the Coastal Resources Center, the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), and Save the Bay, will host training for community volunteers interested in...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jan 27, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
URI junior landscape architecture students were recently turned loose on Oakland Beach, Warwick—once devastated by the hurricanes of ’38 and ’54—to come up with “green” designs to help the area increase its resilience to storms and erosion. It was the significant...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 31, 2015 | News
As global climate change increasingly becomes an issue of international political concern, a URI scientist is conducting research to better understand the effects of climate change and sea level rise here in Rhode Island. Part of the work of John King, professor of...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 14, 2014 | Capstone, Coastal Communities, Students
Students enrolled in the University of Rhode Island (URI) Landscape Architecture program were tasked at finding innovative coastal adaptation strategies as part of their senior studio for Newport’s Storer Park, which sits as a southern gateway to the city’s historic...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you were to combine the forces of the Hurricane of 1938, Hurricane Carol (’54), and Hurricane Esther (’61), it would be devastating to Rhode Island. Dr. Isaac Ginis, hurricane expert, discusses the threats and risks of hurricanes in Rhode Island. The combined...