DAY 2: ADDRESSING AND ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY presents
SESSION 5: SUPERSTORM SANDY: 10 YEARS LATER In the fall of 2012, Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the New Jersey coast and brought unprecedented coastal flooding to New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island. Ten years later it is time to look back and take stock of the lessons we have learned and the actions we have taken (and not taken) to make our coastal communities more resilient and adaptable to future storms. Panelists include: • Dr. Adam H. Sobel, Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, and Author of Storm Surge: Hurricane Sandy, Our Changing Climate, and Extreme Weather of the Past and Future • Dr. Mary Anne A. Trasciatti, Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric, Hofstra University, and Long Beach activist • Nelson Vaz, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service New York Office Moderator: Dr. Jase E. Bernhardt, Assistant Professor and Director of Sustainability Studies School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Hofstra University
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 2:40-4:05 p.m.
Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. To register, please visit events.hofstra.edu. For further information, please visit hofstra.edu/ps22 or call the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669. 92985:9/22