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Dr. Dutton met Senator Bill Nelson to Get Real on Climate Change

Florida Senator Bill Nelson met with Geological Sciences Assistant Professor Andrea Dutton on August 31, 2015 to discuss her research on sea-level rise.
Florida Senator Bill Nelson met with Geological Sciences Assistant Professor Andrea Dutton on August 31, 2015 to discuss her research on sea-level rise. Pictured from left to right, Geological Sciences Chair David Foster, Dutton, Nelson, and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean Dave Richardson. Photo credit: Melissa Orth.

Dr. Andrea Dutton’s cutting edge climate change research, recently published in Science Magazinereceived widespread media coverage. Bill Nelson — Senior US Senator for Florida — met with Dr. Andrea Dutton at the University of Florida on Monday, August 31, 2015, to find out more about her research on past sea-level rise. Nelson and Dutton discussed the growing impact of sea-level rise in Florida and the societal ramifications of future sea-level rise. Read the full story published by the Gainesville Sun.
“Climate change already happening in Florida, Nelson tells UF” — Gainesville Sun News Article
“Is Miami Destined to Become a Modern Day Atlantis” — Department of Geological Sciences News Article, July 2015