Cohasset High School football player Jackie Lyons examines a press box, destroyed by a storm, at the public schools Cohassett Alumni Field in Cohasset, MA on October 27, 2021.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
INTO THE RED: Climate and the fight of our lives
By the end of the century, average temperatures in the Boston area could increase as much as 10 degrees above 2000 levels, while seas could rise more than 10 feet, under the worst circumstances. Over the same period, intense precipitation could increase by 30 percent and flooding from swollen rivers could surge by 70 percent.
Those are some of the findings of a new report by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Boston about the impacts of climate change on 101 municipalities in the metropolitan area.
The report by the Greater Boston Research Advisory Group, which follows a similar study they published six years ago, also found that the average annual amount of groundwater in the region is likely to decline by 18 percent by 2100, potentially resulting in less available drinking water.
See related:
- NOAA projects above-average hurricane season, greater U.S. risk – The Washington Post
- Hurricane season: A resource guide for reporters and media | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Access full report:
Climate Change Impacts and Projections
for the Greater Boston Area
Ellen Douglas, PhD, Paul Kirshen, PhD
Radio Boston report:
Related Boston Globe stories:
- As Earth’s temperature rises, Massachusetts residents’ sense of urgency on climate change declines
- These images show what Boston landmarks will look like underwater depending on the climate choices we make
- ‘Walking into the lion’s den’: Cities and towns say they need help as climate change dangers grow
See related:
- Setting the Record Straight: The Depth, Severity and History of the Scientific Evidence on Earth’s Unfolding Climate Catastrophe
- Scientists Increase Urgency of Climate Catastrophe Message – Join with Extinction Rebellion in Spanish Protest
- Climate-Boston.info – Some Sources of Information for Investigation, Public Discussion and Citizen Action
- Climate Change in Boston: Some Sources of Information for Investigation, Public Discussion and Citizen Action
- Coastal Cambridge | Harvard Political Review
- Climate Ready Boston | Boston.gov
- Climate Ready Boston – Resources
And a citizen’s climate course (Boston)
For the YouTube Channel click here: Climate Boston
and
- What States Need to Know About The IPCC Report – Climate XChange
- Science Update: IPCC’s Bleakest Warning Yet
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