“Keeping Your Head Above Water: Preparing Sea Level Predictions in a Climate of Denialism”

(3:00 PM in Falk 175, McNaughton Hall)

Maria Caffrey (@Dr_Caffrey) is a former National Park Service scientist and research assistant with the University of Colorado Boulder. She was lead author of a 2018 National Park Service comprehensive report examining the impacts and risks of sea level rise and storm surges on coastal national parks. According to The Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal podcast, Caffrey resisted attempts by park service officials to eliminate references to human-caused climate change in the report. Ultimately, the report was released with referenced to anthropogenic climate change intact.