Sea level rise and coastal hazards are putting human and natural communities along the coasts at greater risk than ever.
Ecological Resources
According to inundation scenarios resulting from mainstream sea level rise forecasts, a wide range of ecological resources along Long Island’s South Shore, including habitat types and individual species, are at risk. Some of these include tidal marshes, barrier islands, submerged aquatic vegetation, benthic habitats, and endangered piping plovers. To learn more, please click the resource of interest below:
