Nova Scotia and its 13,300 km of coastline is home to many coastal communities. Of these communities, some are already facing the impacts of changing sea levels, storm surges and climate change firsthand. In this episode you’ll hear from leading researchers who are helping us better understand, plan, and prepare for rising sea levels in Nova Scotia. Listen as we explore how sea level rise has affected our province and propose collaborative approaches to mitigate the impacts on our communities, our industries, and our way of life.

Find our transcript here: https://researchns.ca/beyondresearch-predicted-sea-level-rise/ 

In Season 2, Episode 5 – Predicted Sea Level Rise, we cover: 

05:11 – What is geomatics and what’s the role of LIDAR technology?

08:39 – Benchmark storms from historic data 

10:10 – How can we lessen the impacts of sea level rise?

12:06 – How is sea level rise impacting infrastructure and coastal communities?

16:26 – Potential nature-based solutions

Thank you to our guests:

 Dr. Timothy Webster is the lead research scientist with Nova Scotia Community College’s Applied Geomatics Research Group, and a faculty member in remote sensing and GIS at NSCC’s Centre of Geographic Sciences.

Dr. Patricia Manuel is a professor in the School of Planning at Dalhousie University, and conducts research in a range of areas including environmental planning with a focus on climate change adaptation planning and wetlands interpretation and management.

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