Hearings and Business Meetings

FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: Impacts of Rising Sea Levels on Domestic Infrastructures

April 19, 2012
09:30 AM
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building,

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the impacts of sea level rise on domestic energy and water infrastructure.

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witnesses’ testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

Archived Webcast

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Witness Panel 1

  • Dr. Waleed Abdalati

    Chief Scientist
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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  • Dr. Ben Strauss

    COO & Director, Program on Sea Level Rise
    Climate Central, Princeton, NJ
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  • Dr. Anthony Janetos

    Director
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's, Joint Global Change Research Institute
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  • Dr. Leonard Berry

    Director
    Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University
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  • Mr. Adam Freed

    Deputy Director
    Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, New York, NY
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