Straight from the National Hurricane Center press-release: Product Changes for the 2010 Hurricane Season'sEffective May 15, the National Hurricane Center will implement important changes in some of its text and graphical products. It will also make some additions to its Web site and experimental products. This is part of a continuing effort at the National, »read moreTag Archives: weather/climate
National Hurricane Center Announces Changes
Straight from the National Hurricane Center press-release: Product Changes for the 2010 Hurricane Season'sEffective May 15, the National Hurricane Center will implement important changes in some of its text and graphical products. It will also make some additions to its Web site and experimental products. This is part of a continuing effort at the National, »read moreFLOAT House Suggests New Approach to Floodplain Living
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No matter what you’re trying to do, it rarely hurts to have Brad Pitt on your team.
When Make It Right, a group founded by Pitt after he saw the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward, revealed its new FLOAT House last, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, building, technology, weather/climate
Corps of Engineers Mandates Consideration of Sea Level Rise
In a new public document, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) has announced that it will immediately require all COE Civil Works projects in coastal and estuarine areas to consider sea level rise in all phases of its projects. The short document continues with specific explanations of which rates of sea level rise must be used (a low, medium, and high, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, building, legal, weather/climate
The Costs of Not Preparing for Climate Change
Even the most conservative project puts sea level rise at 0.5 meter (1.6 feet) higher than current levels. The HRI Socio-Economics Group was asked by the Environmental Defense Fund, with support from the British Consulate General in Houston, to assess what the socio-economic impact might be for the Galveston Bay region of Texas. HRI Endowed Professors Dr., »read moreNew Course: Adapting to Climate Change, a Consensus Approach
On October 29-30, a hands-on professional development course for leaders interested in learning how to manage the risks posed by climate change will take place in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The course will focus on how local, regional and state governments are already feeling the effects of climate change and face greater risks down the road - from sea level, »read more
Tags: adaptation & mitigation, Education/Outreach, weather/climate
NOAA Revises Hurricane Outlook
According to its August Atlantic hurricane season outlook, NOAA’s National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center now expects a near- to below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, as the calming effects of El Nino continue to develop. But scientists say the season’s quiet start does not guarantee quiet times ahead. The season, which began June 1, is, »read more
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