The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission has voted unanimously to pass a development plan for land within 100 feet of the bay's coastline. The plan—which requires that decisions about land use in the area consider factors including the latest climate science and the importance of wetland restoration—gives the agency a tool, »read moreTags: case study, climate change, hazard identification, planning, regulations, sea level rise
Tags: adaptation & mitigation, climate change, hazard identification, planning, sea level rise, video, weather & climate
Most of the general public (69%) doesn’t believe that they are at risk of flooding, though most (68%) local official know many are wrong to feel so safe. The public wants to hear about flood risk from municipal/county officials (47% want the mayor, 32% the floodplain manager)—unfortunately, nearly half (45%) report that they “never”, »read more
We at StormSmart are big fans of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium's Coastal Community Resilience Index. For those not familiar with it, the Coastal Community Resilience Index (CRI) is a simple tool that provides a snapshot of a community’s resilience, and can help identify opportunities to improve.
Designed to take as little as two hours, »read moreTags: hazard identification, publications, training & outreach
As reported in the New York Times, last week (at the 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 Insurance Program.
The short version? It's not looking pretty, and the challenges won't be confined to coastal areas either. Floodplains are going, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, climate change, hazard identification, planning, sea level rise, weather & climate
The US Senate is considering an extension to the NFIP that would add a provision wherein the government would assign a ratio of damage caused by water (covered by the NFIP) vs wind (generally covered by homeowner's insurance).
The Coastal Act would use data already gathered by NOAA and FEMA to determine the breakdown.
You can read the (S.1091 - Flood, »read moreTags: hazard identification, Insurance
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A new report looking at the risk of homes exposed to hurricane-driven storm surge damage in ten major urban areas along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts finds that the majority of homes in those communities that are in designated surge zones are not included in local flood zones.
In Virginia Beach, for example, 87 percent of surge-inundation zone properties, »read moreTags: case study, hazard identification, mapping, research
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