Guest Op-Ed: Climate Change Affects Everyone Through Water – Even in Massachusetts

By Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers AllianceWhen we think of climate change, the first images that come to mind are of hot temperatures, melting ice caps, and greenhouse gases clogging the atmosphere.  A recent report by the United Nations, however, warns that most people will actually experience the impacts of climate change through their interactions with water. The U.N. found: “The science is clear: the global climate change crisis is increasing variabilit