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Express Sessions Discussion Explores Climate Resilience in Sag Harbor

EXPRESS SESSIONS: Climate Resilience in Sag Harbor: How the Village Must Brace for a Rising Sea and Extreme Weather
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EXPRESS SESSIONS: Climate Resilience in Sag Harbor: How the Village Must Brace for a Rising Sea and Extreme Weather

Sag Harbor Village Mayor Tom Gardella.  DANA SHAW

Sag Harbor Village Mayor Tom Gardella. DANA SHAW

Sag Harbor Village Mayor Tom Gardella fields a question.  DANA SHAW

Sag Harbor Village Mayor Tom Gardella fields a question. DANA SHAW

Climate Adaptation Director, Nature Conservancy of New York Alison Branco makes a point.   DANA SHAW

Climate Adaptation Director, Nature Conservancy of New York Alison Branco makes a point. DANA SHAW

Panel member Nilay Oza, Architect from Oza Sabbeth Architects.    DANA SHAW

Panel member Nilay Oza, Architect from Oza Sabbeth Architects. DANA SHAW

Panel member Nilay Oza, Architect from Oza Sabbeth Architects.    DANA SHAW

Panel member Nilay Oza, Architect from Oza Sabbeth Architects. DANA SHAW

Panelist Chris Gloninger of Senior Scientist in Climate and Risk Communication of the  Woods Hole Group.  DANA SHAW

Panelist Chris Gloninger of Senior Scientist in Climate and Risk Communication of the Woods Hole Group. DANA SHAW

Climate Adaptation Director, Nature Conservancy of New York Alison Branco makes a point.   DANA SHAW

Climate Adaptation Director, Nature Conservancy of New York Alison Branco makes a point. DANA SHAW

Panelist Chris Gloninger of Senior Scientist in Climate and Risk Communication of the  Woods Hole Group.  DANA SHAW

Panelist Chris Gloninger of Senior Scientist in Climate and Risk Communication of the Woods Hole Group. DANA SHAW

Panelist Will Sharp, Sag Harbor Village Harbor Committee Chairman.  DANA SHAW

Panelist Will Sharp, Sag Harbor Village Harbor Committee Chairman. DANA SHAW

Audience member Robbie Stein asks a question.  DANA SHAW

Audience member Robbie Stein asks a question. DANA SHAW

East Hampton Town Councilman David Lys weighs in a the Express Session on May 9.  DANA SHAW

East Hampton Town Councilman David Lys weighs in a the Express Session on May 9. DANA SHAW

East Hampton Town Councilman David Lys weighs in a the Express Session on May 9.  DANA SHAW

East Hampton Town Councilman David Lys weighs in a the Express Session on May 9. DANA SHAW

Audience member Robbie Stein asks a question.  DANA SHAW

Audience member Robbie Stein asks a question. DANA SHAW

Audience member Rory McEvoy asks a question.  DANA SHAW

Audience member Rory McEvoy asks a question. DANA SHAW

Mary Ann Eddy.  DANA SHAW

Mary Ann Eddy. DANA SHAW

Audience member April Gornik makes a point.  DANA SHAW

Audience member April Gornik makes a point. DANA SHAW

Audience member Camille Petrillo asks a question.  DANA SHAW

Audience member Camille Petrillo asks a question. DANA SHAW

Audience member Sarah Burr asks a question.  DANA SHAW

Audience member Sarah Burr asks a question. DANA SHAW

Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker fields a question.   DANA SHAW

Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker fields a question. DANA SHAW

The panel at the Express Session at the American Hotel  in Sag Harbor on May 9.  DANA SHAW

The panel at the Express Session at the American Hotel in Sag Harbor on May 9. DANA SHAW

The panel at the Express Session at the American Hotel  in Sag Harbor on May 9.  DANA SHAW

The panel at the Express Session at the American Hotel in Sag Harbor on May 9. DANA SHAW

authorStephen J. Kotz on May 14, 2024
Early in last week’s Express Sessions panel discussion, “Climate Resilience in Sag Harbor,” Chris Gloninger, the senior scientist in climate and risk communication for the Woods Hole Group in Massachusetts,... more

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