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The Real Impact of Climate Change on Connecticut Shores, a WestportREADS Westport Library Event, February 12, Westport, Connecticut
Event Description
In this year's WestportREADS selection, All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall, much of Manhattan is underwater due to melting glaciers. Before real life follows fiction, there are ways we can reduce the chances of warming trends. Expanding on this concept is the executive director of CIRCA (the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation), James O'Donnell, who will be at the Library to share facts about the effects of climate change on the water levels of the Connecticut shoreline and Long Island Sound.
With projections for future sea levels and the implications of these findings, O'Donnell will add valuable context to the story so we can avoid living in the same urban-aquatic future as main character Nonie and her family.
This event is presented in partnership with Westport's Conservation Department and Sustainable Westport.
About WestportREADS
Created in 2002, WestportREADS is a way for the Westport community to bond over a book and is designed to deepen our community’s engagement in literature.
Throughout January and February, there will be events and programs centered on All the Water in the World, book discussions, celebrations, and much more. It is a chance not only to read a great book but to engage with the community, meet new people, and celebrate our shared love of reading.
WestportREADS is funded by the estate of Jerry A. Tishman.
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