As an ever-widening Hurricane Lee threatens to cause extensive coastal damage in the Northeast with high tides surging midday in Boston this weekend, this is another wake-up call. Once again, we face the realization of how much we need to do, urgently and rapidly, to prepare our coastal city to be more resilient against the inevitable onslaught of global climate change.
The warming ocean is accelerating the intensity of these storms. The ocean not only absorbs carbon dioxide emissions but also the…
