by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 3, 2020 | News
Congratulations to Teresa Crean, who received the Northeast Sea Grant Outstanding Individual Outreach Achievement Award for helping develop Rhode Island’s Shoreline Special Area Management Plan (Beach SAMP), which assists coastal communities in adapting to a rapidly...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 30, 2019 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
Dam Liability New Climate Issue in Rhode Island There are dozens of dams throughout Rhode Island that are considered unsafe, with one expert telling the Providence Journal, “we are literally one storm away from loss of life.” Of the 668 dams in the state—many more...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 9, 2019 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
Coastal communities in the Ocean State will be faced with difficult choices in the not-so-distant future as the encroachment of the sea and more powerful storms increase flooding in low-lying areas. One of those difficult choices is deciding what to do with vulnerable...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 5, 2019 | News
Courtesy of the Westerly Sun By Dale P. Faulkner WESTERLY — More than 100 people gathered Monday at Lanphear Livery in Watch Hill to listen to two experts discuss the impact of sea level rise and storm surge on the region and steps the state is taking to help...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 1, 2018 | Research
Rhode Island’s historic coastal cities, such as Newport and Providence, were built on ground that is slowly sinking and has been for thousands of years. “We’re standing on what we’d like to think is solid ground, but anyone [who’s ever] been in an earthquake knows...
