Dr. Mary Stampone is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of New Hampshire where she teaches undergraduate courses on weather, climate, and natural hazards. Her research focuses on monitoring and modeling variability and change regional-scale climate with an emphasis on hydroclimatic hazards including drought, flooding, and severe weather. Dr. Stampone also serves the State Climatologist for New Hampshire, providing citizens, educators, and government agencies with weather and climate information in support of environmental management and adaptation activities. She was a co-author of the “Northeast” chapter of the 2018 4th National Climate Assessment and lead author of the most recent state climate assessment for New Hampshire.

Matt Cahillane, MPH, Advisory Board, NH HWCA, introduced the speaker and moderated the Q&A session.