Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer Hosts a Discussion on Unprecedented Ocean Temperatures

UMass Boston · April 23, 2024

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Opening: Stakes of ocean warming

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Chancellor Suarez Orozco opened the event by framing unchecked climate change as an existential risk and said warming oceans threaten the climate 'in which civilization first emerged.' He set the session's purpose to ground discussion in science and evidence.

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A UMass Boston panel of climate scientists and policy experts discussed record ocean warming, its local and global impacts, and steps for mitigation and adaptation, highlighting research from the Stone Living Lab and the state Office of Climate Science.

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