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The Boston Globe takes a look at how the NFIP plays out in two coastal Massachusetts communities.
Boston.com

Hey, we launched a new climate change adaptation site on the StormSmart Network. Case studies? Yes. Media room? That, too. More? You bet. Have a look!

Northeast Climate Change Adaptation

http://necca.stormsmart.org/

Boston Grapples With The Threat Of Storms And Rising Water
by Christopher Joyce

“All these fearmongers that are saying we shouldn’t build here, we shouldn’t build there, the water is coming up. To me, it’s Chicken Little,” said Mullican. “We can build timeless buildings and deal with what comes.”
After Hurricane Ike battered Galveston in 2008, storm-carried debris littered areas near imposing beach homes.

New Webinar September 26th: Communicating Climate Change Impacts and Gaining Support for Action
On Wednesday, September 26th from 12:00 to 1:30, Jennifer Pagach with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Ellen Mecray with NOAA will moderate part five in a series of webinars focused on building resilience. This…[Read more]

USGS has built a pretty sweet map tool with HAZUS integration. Have a look at Scituate, (which is the only coastal community in here so far).

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MassGIS has processed and released LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) terrain data for 17 delivery areas in Massachusetts. Available data consist of “bare-earth” Digital Elevation Model (DEM) tiles that can be downloaded for free, and classified LAS files that can be ordered for small areas on DVD or larger areas on a user supplied hard dri…[Read more]