Dr. Joseph Staton Offers Perspective on Approaching Hurricane Michael

Joseph Staton, Ph.D., dean of the School of Science and Mathematics and professor of Biology and Marine Science, provided scientific perspective on how king tides could accelerate flooding during Hurricane Michael in early October. Savannah’s WJCL-TV filmed an interview with him as the hurricane approached the Lowcountry. “They’ve been an issue for some property owners because they live on beachfront property that’s pretty low in relief,” he noted.

How ‘King Tides’ could accelerate flooding during Hurricane Michael