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 Article 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 Northeastern, Nature Conservancy team up to tackle climate change, save coastal cities Northeastern, Nature Conservancy team up to tackle climate change, save coastal cities Science and politics: Finding common ground Science and politics: Finding common ground
Article 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, […]