Science Cafe Concord gets under way again this month after a summertime hiatus, taking up a topic that is important and, unfortunately, likely to become more important: How should New Hampshire cope with climate change?
The ocean level is rising and our weather is becoming more erratic, producing extremes like our current drought and the dangerous flash flooding that has become almost routine around the country. Growing seasons are shifting and long-established patterns of high and low temperatures are going by the wayside, affecting everything from the size of road culverts to budgets for air conditioning, On the Seacoast, the very ground beneath some people’s feet is in jeopardy.
A panel of experts, including a farmer, a city planner and representatives of the state’s Coastal Hazards and Adaptation Program, will be at Science Cafe Concord to answer your questions and discuss the issue, including what we know, what we don’t know and what we should be doing or thinking about doing.
Bring your own questions to the Sept. 20 session. Should our towns be planting oak trees instead of maples? Should our kids learn to water ski instead of snow ski? Should we be stocking up on sunscreen and ditching the woolen hats?
Science Cafe Concord is free and open to all, upstairs at The Draft Sports Bar and Grill, 67 S. Main St. It meets monthly on a Tuesday, usually the third one of the month, starting at 6 p.m. The Sept. 20 session is, as always, first come, first seated, so showing up early never hurts.
David Brooks, Monitor reporter and writer of the Granite Geek column, will moderate.
For more information, check sciencecafenh.org.
David Brooks
