Climate Change - Watershed Counts

Resilient Communities: Preparing the Watershed for Climate Extremes

By Dorothy SkaggsPosted on August 2, 2025Posted in Climate Change, Watershed Monitoring

Understanding the Challenge The worldwide reality shows that climate extremes composed of storm intensity and extreme droughts together with heightened temperatures and rising sea levels occur more commonly and intensively. The water system that moves land-based water toward rivers and lakes and bays stands as the central point in this difficulty. The state of watersheds […]

How Climate Change is Reshaping the Narragansett Bay Watershed

By Dorothy SkaggsPosted on May 1, 2025Posted in Climate Change

Rising Temperatures and Sea Levels The Narragansett Bay watershed is experiencing dramatic physical, ecological, and economic changes driven by climate change. The water temperatures in Narragansett Bay have risen by 3 degrees Fahrenheit over the last century, and sea levels have increased by 7 inches. The warming pattern increases the rate of sea level rise, posing risks to […]