On Monday, February 4, 2013, the City of Olympia, along with Transitions Olympia and Confronting the Climate Crisis (FOR), will host the third annual community update on climate change at the Olympia Center, Room B, at 7:00 PM. 
This year’s discussion will focus on Olympia-specific implications and response to climate change and sea level rise. Andy Haub, Planning and Engineering Manager with the City of Olympia, will provide an update on the City’s ongoing sea level rise work. He will also summarize a recently-released Federal study of potential sea rise rates along the Pacific Coast including Washington.Rhonda Hunter, a past Washington State  climate change educator and a local community trainer with Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps, will discuss climate change action from the State to the individual level. Ample time will be provided for comments and questions.
Andy Haub can be reached at 360.570.3795. Barb Scavezze with Transition Olympia, a local organization focused on building community resilience and self-reliance, can be reached at 360.878.9901.

Submitted by Andy Haub

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