NASHUA – Storms drains that once carried runoff after a heavy rain are now considered inadequate as storms are becoming historically more severe.

Municipal buildings that haven’t updated their appliances and light bulbs are responsible for tons of extra carbon emissions into the atmosphere.

Stronger storms have led to more natural disasters in the state, which costs towns more to respond to and recover from.

The causes and effects of climate change were the topic of the day when experts in a variety of disciplines gathered at City Hall in Nashua on Monday morning. But the discussion wasn’t a debate on whether climate change was real; it focused on what communities should do to prepare for and prevent the very real consequences.

The panel discussion was one of many planned across the country in the wake of proposed new federal standards limiting carbon emissions by power plants. It was put on by the Clean Air Coalition, an ad hoc group.

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