Steven Scyphers Assistant Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences s.scyphers@northeastern.edu 781.581.7370 Expertise Coastal Development, Conservation, Fisheries, Sustainability Science Steven Scyphers in the Press NBC News Walls won’t save our cities from rising seas. Here’s what will. “Building a living shoreline starts with a good understanding of what the natural condition along that shoreline once was,” says Steven Scyphers, a coastal scientist at Northeastern University. He adds that the process of creating a living shoreline might be as straightforward as restoring what once existed at the site — whether it’s oyster reefs, […] Steven Scyphers for Northeastern Global News Natural shoreline barriers on US coasts play a key role in protecting coastal communities from storms like Hurricane Dorian Natural shoreline barriers on US coasts play a key role in protecting coastal communities from storms like Hurricane Dorian Natural barrier habitats such as marshes, mangroves, and dunes along coastlines can help protect coastal communities from storm surges like the ones expected as Dorian approaches the East Coast, says Steven Scyphers, an assistant professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern. Northeastern, Nature Conservancy team up to tackle climate change, save coastal cities Northeastern, Nature Conservancy team up to tackle climate change, save coastal cities The partnership will include the creation of a position for a postdoctoral fellow who will work to help save coastal communities from the effects of rising sea levels and other environmental threats. “Forget about mitigation,” said Geoff Trussell, the director of Northeastern’s Coastal Sustainability Institute. “We need to adapt.” Science and politics: Finding common ground Science and politics: Finding common ground Climate change and research funding are hotly debated topics in the news these days, with both lawmakers and the public noting a great divide between the positions of Republicans and Democrats. Two papers by Northeastern researchers from radically different disciplines—marine science and political science—point a way forward.
NBC News Walls won’t save our cities from rising seas. Here’s what will. “Building a living shoreline starts with a good understanding of what the natural condition along that shoreline once was,” says Steven Scyphers, a coastal scientist at Northeastern University. He adds that the process of creating a living shoreline might be as straightforward as restoring what once existed at the site — whether it’s oyster reefs, […]