Trustees Release State of the Coast Report, Aim to Protect Coastline from Widespread Flooding

Read up on the key findings of this new report, how The Trustees are teaming with researchers to help protect our coastline, and how the time for climate action is now.

Northshore MagazineAugust 24, 2020

More than 600 North Shore buildings could experience daily tidal flooding by 2030, and more than 7,000 will be in the same category if a 100-year-storm event occurs, according to a new State of the Coast report released by The Trustees of Reservations. By 2070, those numbers increase to 3,100 and 12,000, respectively. “North Shore communities, leaders, and coastal landowners can no longer postpone climate-facing emergency planning and decision making,” says Tom O’Shea, Trustees Director of Coast and Natural Resources. “Time is running out to take actions that will protect our coast, and the latest data featured in our report show

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Trustees Release State of the Coast Report, Aim to Protect Coastline from Widespread Flooding

Read up on the key findings of this new report, how The Trustees are teaming with researchers to help protect our coastline, and how the time for climate action is now.

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