Monday through Thursday talks begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday’s lecture begins at 11 a.m. View videos of past lectures and webinars on Metcalf Institute’s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Special thanks to The Public’s Radio<\/a>, Metcalf Institute’s media partner. Listen to the 2019 Annual Public Lecture Series on thepublicsradio.org<\/a> in the coming weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n June 3- 7, 2019 Corless Auditorium University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography 218 South Ferry Road Narragansett, RI 02882 All lectures are free and open to the public, and will be held in Corless Auditorium on the URI Bay Campus. Parking is at 215 South Ferry Road and 15 Pier Road, Narragansett. Map […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2195,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5923","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5923"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7039,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5923\/revisions\/7039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a> The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World<\/a> -<\/span> Jeff Goodell, author contributing editor, Rolling Stone magazine<\/strong>\r\n
Monday, June 3<\/strong>\r\n
Sea levels are projected to rise fast in the coming decades, with profound implications for virtually every coastal city and town. Goodell will discuss the economic, environmental and political implications of rising seas, how cities around the world are preparing, and the challenges of reporting on this global-scale phenomenon. <\/span><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1211\/MannyTeodoro-300x300.gif\")
<\/a> Water Infrastructure Crisis in the U.S. and a Roadmap for Reform<\/a> -<\/span> Manny Teodoro, Texas A&M University\r\n
Tuesday, June 4<\/strong>\r\n
America\u2019s water infrastructure challenges emerge in large part from the crazy patchwork quilt of institutions that own, manage, finance, and regulate the supply. Teodoro offers a roadmap for water governance reforms to align institutional incentives with sustainable, affordable and effective infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1211\/Twila-Moon-300x300.jpg\")
<\/a> From the Ice Sheet to Your Doorstep: The Expanding Impacts of Global Ice Loss<\/a> -<\/span> Twila Moon, National Snow and Ice Data Center\r\n
Wednesday, June 5<\/strong>\r\n
Glaciers and ice sheets around the globe are shrinking or disappearing. The impacts of ice loss telescope from local to global; from changing ocean properties and ecosystem conditions to raising global sea levels. In this talk, Dr. Twila Moon will present a true science story exploring contemporary ice loss around the globe, the implications for local to global communities and economies, and the options for positive action to shape the future of ice on Earth.<\/span><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1211\/Eric-Tate-300x300-1.jpg\")
<\/a> Floods and Community Resilience<\/a> -<\/span> Eric Tate, University of Iowa\r\n
Thursday, June 6<\/strong>\r\n
Water and destruction often receive the most attention in flood disasters, but the main reason we care about floods is their effect on people. This presentation examines the current scientific understanding of social vulnerability to floods, as both an outcome of disasters and a driver of impacts.<\/span><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1211\/Branko-Kerkez-300x300.jpg\")
<\/a> Smart Water Systems: Could Windshield Wipers Help Prevent Floods?<\/a> -<\/span> Branko Kerkez, University of Michigan\r\n
Friday, June 7<\/strong>\r\n
In this era of smart phones, digital assistants, and self-driving cars, can we build autonomy and intelligence into water systems? New low-cost sensors and controllers could reduce flooding impacts and improve water quality. Kerkez will describe the real-world test beds he is developing for smart stormwater systems.\r\n<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"