Documentary film screening June 18 to highlight current impact of climate change on U.S. coastal communities

Hurricane Sandy,a "game changer" for many Americans who were not convinced that climate change would affect them, has provoked new interest in the link between rising sea levels and a warmer climate.

On Tuesday, June 18, filmmaker Ben Kalina will screen at the National Press Club his new documentary, "Shored Up," which explains that link and implications for residents of coastal states.

The screening 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.

Register for the event by clicking here.

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.