2050 Climate Forecast for Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut

This deep dive into the 2050 climate outlook for southern New England focuses on changes in seasonality, impacts to human health, and tools to look at changes to the sea in your area. Specific tools walkthroughs can be found at the following timepoints:
Rhode Island: 7:00
Massachusetts: 10:50
NOAA national sea level rise viewer (with focus on Connecticut) 14:30
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[@snapdragnful]

Is there a similar tool that shows the rise in water tables that occurs with sea level rise? It would be interesting to see that overlaid (overlayed?) with an average basement depth to see where basement flooding will become an issue in areas that may not SEEM like they'll be affected by the sea level rise. Maybe sewer/storm drain maps too.

[@AmericanResiliency]

I really wish I knew of a groundwater rise tool on the national level! Those issues are really important. The sewer stuff is a major concern. In New York state I've heard from water treatment workers that a lot of the infrastructure is low enough, they're already feeling the problem.
The only such tool I currently know only works for New Hampshire. If you want to check it out here's the link, but the boundaries are very tight to the state.
nhdes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c231e2f3b1f94d05bc0c8faf0265f569
This does make me hopeful that other such tools will be produced. More of these tools are being made all the time.

[@RussellBallestrini]

Thank you, this is my region and I'm a permaculture youtuber! I think largely we need to step it up and grow way more food locally if we are going to have such an extended season. I have evidence of significant 3 month drought of 2020 documented on my channel as well has HUGE flood events in the 2nd growth forest stream adjacent to my tiny food forest. Let's grow more food tri-state area! w00t!

[@AmericanResiliency]

Sweet, subscribed to your channel! Definitely agree with you that more local food is super important- and permaculture is totally crucial for creating thriving microenvironments in the face of that kind of extreme weather change you are documenting and we are all seeing.
On my place in the Midwest, we had a terrible wind storm summer 2020 that ruined more than half of the conventionally grown crops in the state (winds were like a cat 2 hurricane). I was amazed when I went out after that storm and saw how my plant communities had sheltered and protected each other. Almost every plant recovered from the storm.

[@pendragon_cave1405]

@@AmericanResiliency I'm currently working my way thru your series and can only say thank you so much for the work you are doing! I'm also getting into permaculture and am happy to hear you're familiar with the permie life. Can you discuss that in your videos so more people are exposed to how a permaculture mindset can help their communities more than traditional agriculture?

[@AmericanResiliency]

Thanks @Pendragon_Cave! I hope to share more about that as I finish up the 50 states project, and start making more videos about practical resilience building.
At my place I've been doing sort of hybridization of permaculture and habitat restoration- I've learned a lot about native food species, and it's brought so many types of cool bugs and birds into the space. I hope we can learn to live in systems that are not just more sustainable and resilient, but that deeply value biodiversity. It makes for so much beauty.

[@pendragon_cave1405]

@@AmericanResiliency i agree, i love the diversity i get in my garden, it's fascinating seeing some of these bugs!
I'm looking forward to your insights on other ways to become more ecologically resilient. If you ever look into earth sheltered homes on this channel I would love to hear about it!

[@zachboatwright]

I'd love to see one for Tennessee specifically!

[@AmericanResiliency]

Sure thing, calendared for January

[@InvisibleEclipse]

I’d love to live near the ocean in New England, specifically looking at CT, RI, and MA. Other than trying to find a house with decent elevation to account for sea level rise and storm surges, are there other things I should be looking at to still enjoy an ocean view while still possible?

[@AmericanResiliency]

@InvisibleEclipse, elevation is a good concern to keep first in mind. I would also look at wind-resistant design features and, super important! Resilient fresh water supply. Many coastal areas looking at saltwater incursion, they haven't thought on a community or municipal level how that will impact drinking water. There will be wells that are fouled by salt.

[@auralynne9186]

Yay! Thank you thank you!

[@AmericanResiliency]

You are so welcome!