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Seminar: Julie Wormser and Indrani Ghosh
Join us Thursday, May 15 from 2:00-3:00pm for our May Seminar, this month featuring City of Cambridge Climate Chief Julie Wormser and Weston & Sampson Climate Resilience Practice Leader Indrani Ghosh, PhD for a preview of research on coastal flooding and flood damage in the lower Charles and Mystic River portions of Boston Harbor. One
North America’s first-ever Living Seawalls habitat panels installed by Stone Living Lab at two Boston Harbor sites
The Stone Living Lab’s Living Seawalls project at Condor Street Urban Wild in East Boston (Photo Credit: Christian Merfeld, Boston Harbor Now) Media contacts: Peter Howe/Katherine Adam, Denterlein, for Stone Living Lab phowe@denterlein.com kadam@denterlein.com press@stonelivinglab.org 617-482-0042 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, Mass., November 22, 2024 – North America’s first-ever “Living Seawalls” panels were installed by
We’re Hiring! Stone Living Lab Data Manager
The Stone Living Lab seeks a data manager to work with its scientists at UMass Boston. As the Stone Living Lab (SLL) pursues its scientific mission, the principal investigators (PIs) and students involved are generating a wealth of data in a wide variety of formats. In order to maximize the use of our data across
New Policy Paper Featuring SLL Research
The Urban Ocean Lab, an ocean and coastal policy think tank, released a new policy paper highlighting insights and progress on Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in Boston Harbor. Created in partnership with Boston Harbor Now, this paper outlines the benefits of and barriers to implementing NBS in Boston Harbor. It also identifies critical knowledge and needs
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All Storms are Local: The December 23rd 2022 Storm in Boston Harbor
Dr. Mark Borrelli UMass Boston This past winter, a Nor’easter (or extratropical storm) landed in Boston Harbor on December 23. This was part of a massive storm that affected the United States from the Midwest to the east coast and parts of Canada , disrupting trains, flights, and leaving over 1.5 million people without power.
Boston should expect 12 to 19 days of high-tide flooding next year, per NOAA | WBUR
The Lab’s Managing Director Joe Christo is featured in a WBUR story about NOAA’s annual report projecting the number of days Boston can expect to experience high-tide flooding in 2025. Boston should expect 12 to 19 days of high-tide flooding next year, per NOAA By Barbara Moran | August 8, 2024 Boston had 19 days of high-tide flooding last