Climate change's impact on U.S. coastal communities is topic of documentary film screening June 18

For many Americans who were not convinced that climate change would affect their lives, Hurricane Sandy was a "game changer" that turned complacency into new national concern over the link between rising sea levels and a warmer climate.

That link, and its implications for residents of U.S. coastal communities, is examined by a new documentary film, "Shored Up," that will be screened at the National Press Club on Tuesday, June 18.

The screening, by its producer, filmmaker Ben Kalina, will be preceded by a reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. and followed by a brief conversation among sea-level rise experts and the audience. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Members of the working press, NPC members and their guests, and Congressional staff are invited. Admission to the event is $5. There is no charge for NPC members.

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To view the film trailer, click here.

The film interviews scientists, engineers, policymakers and people who love living near the sea to explore what rapidly rising sea levels and more frequent superstorms, like Hurricane Sandy, will mean for Americans living on or near the coasts.

Speakers will include Kalina, the film's director; Marcia McNutt, editor-in-chief of Science magazine; Steve Ellis, vice-president of Taxpayers for Common Sense; and Kathleen White of the Army Corps of Engineers (invited). Dianne Saenz of Climate Nexus will moderate the conversation.