Sinking Lands and Rising Seas: Climate Change and Evolution of Chesapeake Bay (Events)
Dr. Ralph Eshelman will discuss land subsidence, sea level rise, wave erosion and briefly the expansion and decline of continental ice (most of which is in Antarctica) that has affected sea level in the past and what this means for the future. Discussion includes the effects on archeological sites including historic structures, graveyards and pre-historic sites. This event is sponsored by the SMC Historic Preservation Commission, the St. Mary's County Historical Society, Historic Sotterley Plantation and St. Mary's County Libraries.
