NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit has put together a new brochure explaining the what storm surge is and how to best measure it. There’s nothing here on how to prevent losses, but the…
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Animated Map of Extreme Weather Events
Just an animated map showing last year’s extreme weather events around the country. Amusing if you don’t think about it. Very worrisome if you do. Extreme Weather Map
New Reality: Innocous High Tide Floods Street [video]
Delaware Sea Grant has released a great short video showing how a little (offshore) storm plus a high tide can affect a seemingly safe street. Take a short break and watch. Expect a lot more…
City Folds Climate Change Adaptation into Hazard Mitigation PlanCity Folds Climate Change Adaptation into Hazard Mitigation Plan
“Hazard mitigation is very important and there’s a lot of value in looking at past events, but we know with climate change that we can’t use the past to project what the future will be…
What’s the Relationship Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather?
Some scientists give us the rundown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmJfsjYfVNU (From Climate Communication)
Irene Heads Up the Atlantic Coast [Video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UctI_yPfVE Watching this in New York City, as of now 385 miles away. A little intimidated. A little excited.
FEMA Study Finds National Floodplains Projected to Grow by 40-45%
As reported in the New York Times, at last week’s Coastal Zone conference in Chicago, FEMA shared some results from a pending study looking at the projected effects of climate change on the National Flood…
NOAA Climate Program Office Funding Climate Adaptation Projects (LOI Due 26 July)
New NOAA funding opportunity (via Christa Rabenold): Climate and Societal Interactions Program The Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI) Program provides leadership, both nationally and internationally, in developing interdisciplinary science and services, including assessments, for application…
East Coast Sea Level Rising Faster than it has in at Least 2,000 Years
This isn’t good news. According to a new study to be published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, sea level is rising faster along the U.S. East Coast than…
Community Says Addressing Sea Level Rise Good for Local Economy
In tough economic times, there are those who think that municipalities need to be less particular about growth in order to be more “business friendly,” especially for issues felt to be far off in the…
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