Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Martha's Vineyard

Name: Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Martha's Vineyard
Start: 2026-01-13T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Katharine Cornell Theatre

Schedule

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Katharine Cornell Theatre | Vineyard Haven, MA

Join senior climate scientist Tim Hall for a presentation on the risk of coastal flooding on Martha's Vineyard, including forecasts of its evolution over the next several decades. Free and open to the public. No registration required.
Sea level is rising as the climate warms, and the risk of coastal flooding is increasing on Martha's Vineyard. Tim will address the basic factors driving climate change, the impacts on sea level, and the tools we use to predict future climate. As a coastal community, Martha's Vineyard is particularly vulnerable. Tim will show examples of current flood risk on Martha's Vineyard and forecasts of its evolution over the next several decades.
Tim Hall is a Senior Scientist in S&P Global’s Sustainable1 division. His work focuses on developing hazard and risk models of extreme weather and climate. Prior to S&P Global, he was a staff scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies for nearly 20 years, working in climate modeling. Hall has written more than 60 academic research publications and was a lead author on the 2017 National Climate Assessment Report. He has also served as consultant to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and several risk modeling companies, reinsurers, and ILS investors. Hall holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University. Since 2021, he and his wife have lived full time on Martha’s Vineyard.