Hurricane Agnes was a formative event in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The scale of the devastation was unparalleled and caused the Bay community to take a long look at business as usual and determine how we could better prepare for extreme events. The Chesapeake Research Consortium was born out of this desire to understand the environmental impacts and build resilience after Agnes. We’ve had 50 years since the storm shifted the conversation – what have we learned about the Bay watershed and responding to the environmental impacts of intense storms?

With climate change, extreme events are becoming more common and lessons learned after events like Hurricane Agnes are all the more valuable. Watch the recording for a conversation about what made the storm so instructive and how we can prepare for the future.

Moderators:

• Denice Wardrop, Executive Director, CRC
• Tom Horton, Longtime Chesapeake Bay Writer, Environmental Studies Professor at Salisbury University

Speakers:

• Drew Dehoff, Executive Director, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
• Elizabeth Andrews, Professor of the Practice and Director, Virginia Coastal Policy Center, William & Mary Law School