Social and Biological Impacts of Rising Seas and Reduced Lake Levels
Global warming is causing sea levels to rise even faster than previously predicted. At the same time, levels of Lake Michigan are reaching record lows due to increased evaporation related to warmer temperatures, drought, and human water consumption. These changes call for mitigation and adaptation to ensure the sustainability of coastal settlements and ecosystems. Some of the world's experts on these topics joined a standing-room only audience at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium to discuss how changing water levels will affect Chicago and the globe. "Rising Seas and Surging Storms: Analysis of a Present and Growing Threat to America's Coasts" Ben Strauss, COO and Director of the Program on Sea Level Rise, Climate Central "Of Storms and Surges: Sea Level Rise and Population Displacement and Resettlement" Anthony Oliver-Smith, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida "Great Lakes Lows: Causes, Impacts, and Future Projections for Lake Levels" Phil Willink, Senior Research Biologist, Shedd Aquarium Introduction by Tara Massad, Henry Chandler Cowles Lecturer, Environmental Studies Program, University of Chicago Learn more about this event: cis.uchicago.edu/sea-lake-levels Cosponsored by the Center for International Studies, the Program on the Global Environment, and the Shedd Aquarium. Part of The World Beyond the Headlines lecture series. Learn more at cis.uchicago.edu/wbh.
