NOAA’s Latest Forecast: A Very Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just released its projections for 14-21 named storms during this year’s hurricane season. The Atlantic will see up to 10 hurricanes – above-average activity this year — which would make it the seventh…
Projo Opinion | Echoes of Ida Need to Spur Action
It’s June 1 and we’re worried. The official start of the hurricane season brings vivid echoes of last year’s experience in states just to our west. In August, Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc from Louisiana to the northeast and cost more…
ProJo Opinion| This is the moment to make Providence climate-ready
Providence is at a climate crossroads. While the world made collective progress over the last month in meeting our global climate goals, at the end of the day, just like politics, our climate challenges are local. We have a unique…
Press Release: PRP Hires Veteran Policy Pro
PROVIDENCE–Buff Chace, the chairman and one of the founders of the Providence Resilience Partnership, announced today the organization has hired veteran policy counsel Michele Jalbert to lead the organization through its plans to grow and scale in order to help make…
Projo: Taming the torrent won’t be cheap
Arnold “Buff” Chace Jr. was 7 years old when Hurricane Carol ravaged Rhode Island, with a storm surge that submerged downtown Providence in 12 feet of water and crippled the city even after the flood receded. For many property and…
EcoRI News: New Providence Partnership Pushes for Climate-Ready City
PROVIDENCE — The city’s vulnerabilities to the climate crisis, most notably increased flooding linked to sea-level rise, storm surge, and more frequent and intense rains, are urgent and will increase in the coming decades to unmanageable levels. The status quo…