Back Road during a weather event in 2017
Back Road during a weather event in 2017
TONIGHT: Ocracoke to host ECU professor for discussion on sea level rise.

Ocracoke Civic & Business Association and Ocracoke Waterways Commission have teamed up to provide an informative program on Monday, April 16th at 7pm at Ocracoke Community Center. 

Sea level rise is happening. The “why” is far less important for our community than the “how.” Dr. Reide Corbett, Ph.D., an expert on the implications of sea level rise for the Outer Banks, will present the science on sea level rise and how it is likely to impact the Outer Banks, Ocracoke, and NC-12. All are welcome to attend this information discussion.

Dr. Corbett's official ECU photo
Dr. Corbett's official ECU photo
According to his bio on the East Carolina University website, Dr. Corbett "is joint appointed between the Department of Geological Sciences and the newly formed Institute for Interdisciplinary Coastal Sciences and Policy at East Carolina University. He is a coastal oceanographer/geochemist with an overall scientific interest in the cycling of biologically active constituents (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus) in coastal and open ocean environments.... Ultimately, his hope is that information acquired through this research will lead to a clearer understanding of estuarine and coastal processes, providing better management and preservation of these critical environments."

He serves as Co-Program Head of Coastal Processes at UNC-CSI; and as Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Institute of Coastal Science and Policy, at East Carolina University.