Lissa Harris reports for the Times Union how climate change is already transforming the Hudson Valley. The Hudson River Watershed Alliance held its annual regional conference on watershed science and policy last week in Kingston, Hyde Park, and on Zoom. Speakers presented the latest research on how climate change is driving erosion in the area, and listed other current results of global warming. In New York winters are warming faster than summers. Climate change is bringing more rainfall and more intense storms to the area, and also more episodes of short-term drought. And in Kingston, the Hudson River is encroaching on the city. The end of East Strand Street is often underwater, with high tide flowing across the roadway. “That is the river!” said Julie Noble, Kingston’s environmental education and sustainability coordinator. The tidal Hudson River has risen about a foot over the past century and could rise six more feet in the next century. “I think a lot of communities want to get ahead of this,” said Libby Zemaitis, a climate planner at the state Department of Environmental Conservation. “To do that, you have to plan now.” Read the full story in the Times Union.