• The Block Island Times–Study: sea level rise would affect town infrastructure
  By Stephanie Turaj, Published: July 22, 2013

Within the next 100 years, seas are predicted to rise, and Block Island isn’t going to look the same. Roads and harbors may be flooded, and New Harbor may be cut off from the rest of the town due to flooding, according to a study released this year.

Read more here.

• The Economist–Coastal cities and climate change:You’re going to get wet
  Americans are building beachfront homes even as the oceans rise
  Published: July 15, 2013

The Economist investigates the continuance of coastal building despite of sea level rise. Read more here.

• The Rhode Island Builders Association–The Rhode Island Builder Report, August

Beach SAMP Senior Project Advisor, Pamela Rubinoff, interviewed by the RI Builders Association, on how better building standards can help communities recover more quickly from natural disasters (see p 24): http://newriverpress.com/builder.pdf.