Grover Fugate appears on WPRI's Newsmakers to discuss areas of concern for Rhode Island’s 420 miles of coastline and what predictions for a sea level rise mean for the Ocean State

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on Newsmakers: our coverage of severe weather week continues with Eyewitness News Chief Meteorologist Tony Petrarca and Meteorologist Pete Mangione. A look back at the severe weather of the 2012/2013 season and how forecasting has changed over the years. Petrarca and Mangione discuss the most important tools available to them when they are analyzing severe weather events.

On the second half Grover Fugate – The Executive Director of the Coastal Resource Management Council – talks about areas of concern for Rhode Island’s 420 miles of coastline and what predictions for a sea level rise mean for the Ocean State.

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