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MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION RESEARCH IN VIRGINIA

August 11-13, 2015
Hilton Garden Inn, Suffolk, VA

ABSTRACT

Anticipating changes in hazards and their consequences in the coastal zone

Molly M. Roggero, Virginia Institute For Marine Sciences

Climate change has consequences for both the human and natural components of the coastal zone. For humans, sea level rise and changing storm and precipitation patterns lead to increased risks of flooding and necessary alterations in their behaviors. As an estuary, natural processes in the Chesapeake Bay are controlled by a balance of ocean and freshwater, which determines natural resource abundance and distributions. Sea level rise and changing storm and precipitation patterns appear to be impacting habitat distribution, leading to shifts in the natural community. Examination of past changes combined with models of changing conditions can be used to predict both human and natural futures.