Students Examine Impacts of Rising Seas, Storms on Matunuck

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Beach SAMP: RI Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan
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Matunuck Beach after Superstorm Sandy in 2012 (CRC photo)

A project conducted by ocean engineering students at URI created a vivid and disconcerting picture of what sea level rise could do to homes along Rhode Island’s south coast in Matunuck. The students used the computer modeling program STORMTOOLS to identify the floor risks and damage potential to hundreds of homes. STORMTOOLS were created as part of the CRC-led Beach SAMP (Special Area Management Plan) project. You can read about the students’ work here.