Climate change

Dune Restoration Tour Highlights Ever-Changing Shoreline

Gusty winds blew across the Atlantic ocean Tuesday evening when some 20 Islanders gathered at the left fork of South Beach. A newly restored dune about 14 feet high obscured any view of the ocean from the road.

Climate Action Week Looks to Educate, Empower

Climate Action Week, a series of events put on by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, looks to engage Islanders in planning for the effects of climate change.

Climate Action Week Events Highlight Urgency of Issue

Island church bells will ring every day next week at noon, reminding us that we are facing a climate crisis and ringing out a call to action.

Clean and Green: Your Questions Answered

You’ve got (20) questions about how to make your home and landscape more energy efficient and climate-friendly. Island experts have the answers.

Climate Change Is No Hollywood Fiction

Early in the 1975 movie Jaws, a shark is spotted in the distance, and Amity police Chief Brody yells to swimmers to get out of the water.

MVC Hosts Climate Change Discussions

The Martha's Vineyard Commission will present two online, community-focused discussions about climate change in March.

Social Infrastructure Is Key for Climate Change Preparation

In a talk hosted by Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s Climate Action Task Force, Dutch architect Matthijs Bouw said social infrastructure is essential for planning.

Work Set to Begin on Menemsha Docks

Preliminary work will get under way soon at the commercial fishing dock, after the Chilmark select board awarded a bid for a site assessment to Childs Engineering Tuesday afternoon.

Facing Climate Change, Chappy Tackles Preparedness

If climate change put Martha’s Vineyard under a magnifying glass, tiny Chappaquiddick is under a microscope. Work has begun on an emergency response plan.

The Tragic Consequences of Climate Change

In terms of climate change, 2021 was a chaotic and destructive year with almost constant record-breaking extreme weather events.

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