Carefully placed flood control structures could protect Connecticutís vulnerable infrastructure from severe flooding even if sea level rises significantly, UConn researchers reported during a webinar last Friday as part of the Resilient Connecticut research webinar series.

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Len Besthoff†and†Meteorologist Kaitlyn McGrath†interviewed Executive Director, James OíDonnell. This story aired May 17, 2021. Scientists including Professor Jim OíDonnell at the UConn Avery Point campus in Groton have said sea level rise has been accelerating at a rate, where within 30 years, it could be nearly 20 inches higher right off the Connecticut coast. As an example, OíDonnell said that flooding events that occur once every 10 years at Avery Point could occur as often as every two years by 2050.