What do scientists make of retreat? We hear from researchers Lisa Auermuller and Ken Able of the Rutgers University Marine Field Station, an institution at the literal edge of coastal erosion, sea level rise and sunny day flooding. We discuss the research station’s history as a former Coast Guard facility and consider its vital long-term monitoring efforts, which serve as a bellwether for understanding climate change impacts. The episode concludes with real-time climatic threats to on-site station operations that the scientists are now regularly grappling with and the scenarios they are mapping out to chart their future. 

Carried by Water is created and hosted by Mario Soriano. It's a production of Blue Lab at Princeton University. 

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