The Caribbean Center for Rising Seas led an event to discuss flood maps with the engineers’ and surveyors’ guild titled Una mirada hacia el calentamiento global desde los mapas de inundaciones. (A glance at global warming from the point of view of flood maps.) Guest panelists included Hydraulic Engineer José Rodríguez, Surveyor Ruth Trujillo, Planner Félix Aponte, and Environmental Engineer Hanna Rodríguez. Engineer Kettsy García Santiago served as moderator.
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