The Mystic Seaport Museum, located along the Mystic River in Connecticut, has faced increasing flooding challenges due to severe storms and rising sea levels. With its rich maritime history, the museum's 19-acre campus is now at risk, as flooding events, which were once rare, are becoming frequent. Established in 1929 on former shipyard land, the museum must confront the significant costs and scope of required protective measures to safeguard its heritage and structures. This ongoing effort reflects broader adaptations within institutions responding to the realities of climate change.
Twenty years ago, there might have been an inundation a few times a year. Now, we're seeing degrees of flooding on a monthly, sometimes weekly, occurrence.
Planning has begun to protect the museum's history and properties, but the scope of the effort, as well as the costs, are immense.
The museum has maintained a harmonious relationship with the river, but with storms becoming more severe, it now faces a daunting challenge.
Constructed on low-lying lands of an 1830s shipyard, the museum is especially vulnerable to the increasing flooding and rising sea levels.
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