The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management has added informational pages about each of their 2009-2011 StormSmart Coasts Pilot Projects. You can read about them here: * Boston – Coastal Inundation Mapping and Regulatory Review * Hull – Freeboard Incentive and Storm Surge Visualization * Duxbury, Kingston, and Plymouth – Coastal Hazards Awareness * Falmouth […]
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Radio Show Clip on Sea Level Rise in New England
Posted on April 5, 2011
From WBUR.org: “Many Worry About Rising Sea Levels In The Northeast” (Click on the “listen now” button, then skip to 4:15.) Not a lot of good news here, but interesting to see how the “retreat” option is now a standard part of these discussions. Could we be seeing the start of a mind-shift?
Winthrop Struggles with Failing Seawall
Posted on April 4, 2011
The Boston Globe reports on the continuing struggle Winthrop has with its aging and failing seawall along Winthrop Beach. While funding has been secured to rebuild the beach, concerns over the effects of gathering sediment from off-shore has stymied that approach, and the alternative—trucking sand in—would mean a huge influx of traffic (an estimated 33,000 […]
Ocean Policy Forum: December 9, Boston
Posted on December 8, 2010
Want to weigh in on the future of ocean and coastal policy in New England? Here’s your chance: Ocean Policy Forum The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Departments of Defense, the Interior and Homeland Security invite you to a Town Hall forum for ocean stakeholders in New England on President Obama’s new National […]
Free StormSmart Building Seminar: [November 17th, Plymouth]
Posted on October 27, 2010
The towns of Plymouth, Kingston and Duxbury and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management’s StormSmart Coasts program are hosting a free workshop on building in the coastal floodplain on November 17th at Plymouth Town Hall. Members of the construction industry and local officials are invited to participate. The agenda is as follows: 8:30 (AM) […]
Hey Massachusetts: Are You Watching This?
Posted on September 1, 2010
Hopefully Earl is not coming soon to a neighborhood near you. . . (but I’d keep an eye on it, just in case). (Map: Stormpulse)