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Hurricane Sandy Update
Posted on October 29, 2012
Like everybody else, I’m watching the Sesame Street hurricane show with Al Roker, and watching Twitter chatter on Hurricane Sandy (which includes a number of obviously bogus (but entertaining photos). Will be posting the best I can find over on our twitter feed. See you there. And best of luck to the East Coast.
Mid to North Atlantic SLR “like a car on a highway jamming on the accelerator”
Posted on July 2, 2012
A new article finds that sea level rise is happening faster, and sometimes far faster, in the middle to northern stretches of the US Atlantic Coast than in the ocean basin as a whole. How much faster? The currently accelerated rate could add nearly an extra foot of sea level rise by the end of […]
Massachusetts Guide to Online Hurricane Tracking (CZM)
Posted on June 1, 2012
Nice page from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Visit the Massachusetts Online Guide to Hurricane Tracking.
Historical and Legal Context for Rhode Island’s Erosion Woes
Posted on May 15, 2012
Insightful thoughts submitted by attorney and Natural Hazard Mitigation Association President Ed Thomas on the NYT Rhode Island article I mentioned yesterday: This extremely important article displays a thoughtful approach to 1) the questions of what we should do about sea level rise and beach erosion; 2) the very real problems we face as a […]
As the Sea Moves Closer, Rhode Island Community Contemplates Retreat
Posted on May 14, 2012
So many striking quotes in this New York Times article, including this one from the frustrated president of the local homeowners’ association: “If we keep doing this [nothing/retreating], Rhode Island will be gone. We’re trying to find a balance. We’re not killing baby seals out here.” What strikes me most about this is how very […]
Winthrop Beach Nourishment this Summer?
Posted on April 27, 2012
Update from the Globe. “It’s not just about aesthetics but safety, and issues of possible flooding and other catastrophes if this project wasn’t done. . . . I’m confident that we’ll get through that [permitting] process, and this summer start the renourishment.’’
Want to Learn About Online Mapping with MORIS? CZM Will Bring the Training to You
Posted on March 6, 2012
From the always useful CZ-Mail: The Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System, or MORIS, is a web-based coastal mapping tool that makes coastal and ocean data available to the public—allowing people to interactively view data, create and share maps, and download data for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS). While designed for coastal management professionals, […]
Welcome, New Hampshire StormSmart Coasts!
Posted on December 20, 2011
We at StormSmart Coasts are thrilled to announce that, thanks to a lot of work by our Granite State partners, the New Hampshire StormSmart Coasts site is now live: our eighth StormSmart state! You can check out New Hampshire StormSmart Coasts here. Also, be sure to have a look at the accompanying New Hampshire Coastal […]
Homeowner Survey (With Prizes?)
Posted on December 5, 2011
This just in from our friends at Rhode Island Sea Grant: Ready for big weather, floods & wind damage? Click here to take our 30-minute survey and enter to win a $500, $75, or $25 gift card to Home Depot. Survey limited to 400 participants. We are inviting 400 Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts homeowners […]