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Media Highlight: Dalhousie marine biologist explains what rising sea levels mean for Nova Scotia

Posted by Communications and Marketing on February 2, 2017 in Media Highlights

On his last day in office U.S. President Barack Obama received a government report on global sea level rise.

It says by the year 2100, the oceans around us could rise by as much as 2.5 metres - with Nova Scotia being particularly hard hit by the repercussions.

Boris Worm, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University, explains what this means for Nova Scotians.

Read full story (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/climate-change-sea-level-rise-environment-government-report-1.3961217