Storm Surge Communications

Wesley Shaw posted an update in the group Storm Surge Communications 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Check out this cool video from Delaware Sea Grant. Good potential outreach product (and fairly easy to replicate in other areas). It’s not just big storm surge that causes trouble, after all. . .

Jim Weatherford, P.G., CFM posted an update in the group Storm Surge Communications : 6 months, 1 week ago

The SSPEED Center at Rice University in Houston Texas released its Phase I feasibility study on a proposed Netherlands style dike referred to as the ”Ike Dike”.

http://sspeed.rice.edu/sspeed/downloads/Final_Paper_2011.pdf

Wesley Shaw replied 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing this, Jim. I’ve downloaded it and will try to read it this weekend. I’ll post it on the Texas site Monday.

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Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Storm Surge Communications : 8 months, 3 weeks ago

some of you may have seen on the WAS*IS fb page — interesting approach to use simulations vs. typical survey research…
Modeling Behavior: What Motivates People to Prepare, or Not Prepare, for Natural Disasters?

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2772

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Chris Jones posted an update in the group Storm Surge Communications : 9 months ago

IRENE question for the surge group — do you know of efforts to collect data (surge, wave, wind, erosion) for Irene? I do a lot of work with the Building Science branch of FEMA and we are on the lookout for data that we can use with our building assessments, and for local collaborators that might be able to go out with our team, if…[Read more]

Jesse Feyen replied 9 months ago

Chris -

In addition to NOAA/CO-OPS network of water level gauges, USGS will be placing a large number of temporary surge gauges out along the east coast. I expect these will be posted the website where previous datasets have been:

http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/hsss/index.php?

Good luck,
Jesse Feyen

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Betty Hearn Morrow posted an update in the group Storm Surge Communications : 9 months ago

Don’t know how to get in on Jamie Rhome’s webinar today. Anyone?

Victor Murphy posted an update in the group Storm Surge Communications : 9 months, 1 week ago

The outstanding folks at the Rice UniversityJames Baker Institute for Public Policy just finished the following study entitled, ”How Risk Perceptions Influence Evacuations from Hurricanes”. The lead author was Dr. Bob Stein. Very well done.

http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/POL-pub-SteinHurricaneRiskPerception-080311.pdf

Wesley Shaw replied 9 months, 1 week ago

Thanks for sharing this, Victor. I’ve just downloaded it and look forward to digging into it.

Betty Hearn Morrow posted an update in the group Storm Surge Communications : 9 months, 1 week ago

We just finished a survey of coastal Mississippi. 4% said Internet was their MAIN source of information. Local TV is the main source for the vast majority. However, 80% said they had access to the internet from home, so no doubt it is a secondary source for a growing number.

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