Westport's Climate Resiliency Committee has been considering the effects of climate change on the town since 2021.

Experts at UMass Dartmouth from different departments are working with the committee.

UMD experts say Westport is a key player in the local "blue economy" and representative of the area.

WESTPORT — In what the Westport Historical Society has called "the greatest tragedy in Westport’s history," the Hurricane of 1938 wiped out a village that had settled in town along East Beach during the 19th century.

If another big weather event hit Westport today, what would the town need to make sure its residents were OK? To ensure continuation of services? To minimize hardships?

Since the group formed in 2021, the town's Climate Resiliency Committee has worked to address these que

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