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 before/after shots (on page 3) should motivate some people to think about how we need to plan for it.
Download "Introduction to Storm Surge" from the, »read moreTag Archives: training & outreach
NOAA Releases New Storm Surge Brochure
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 before/after shots (on page 3) should motivate some people to think about how we need to plan for it.
Download "Introduction to Storm Surge" from the, »read moreHomeowner Survey (With Prizes?)
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 ages 18 and older to participate in, »read moreTags: training & outreach
Making Insurance Seem Smarter
Pretty clever marketing: FloodSmart.gov should do something like this for floods and flood insurance. Note, this requires FLASH and a decent Internet connection (or a lot of patience).
Happy Friday, everybody., »read moreTags: Friday-fun, training & outreach
What Do People Know About Flood Risk and How Do They Want to Learn More?
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” do., »read moreRecording of Legal Webinar on Regulatory Takings and Climate Change Now Available for Streaming
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant and partners have kindly shared a link to a video recording of their latest webinar "Legal Implications of Climate Change – Regulatory Takings." You can watch the whole presentation (vide and audio) here.
Among other things, Stephanie Showalter Otts provides a good overview of the case history that guides decisions today,, »read more
Tags: legal, training & outreach
Social Media as a Two-Way Street
It's interesting watching savvy municipal employees of all stripes shift from viewing social media as another means of talking to the public, to viewing it as a new way to communicate with the public (two-way communication vs one-way bullhorn).
The change is forcing professionals to view themselves as a node in the network of information, rather than the, »read moreCheck out the New and Improved Coastal Community Resilience Index
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 to, »read moreTags: hazard identification, publications, training & outreach
Will the Next Hurricane Put You Underwater? New Site Shows How Deep
Have a look at the new Miami-Dade County Storm Surge Simulator which lets you click on a map to show where you live and then select the severity of the storm before it shows you just how deep that water will be when that next hurricane hits. You can even select whether you want to see the depth shown on a person, a home, or a villa (I did mention this was, »read moreTags: hazard identification, mapping, planning, technology, training & outreach, weather & climate
No Budget? No Problem. Mississippi Group Makes Hurricane Safety PSAs on a Shoestring
With no funding (and a little help from the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium), Mississippi's C-HOST (Coastal Hazard Outreach Strategy Team) group has created some great quick public service announcements.
Below is one example, see the C-HOST videos page for more. (Does your group or community want its own StormSmart.org site? Let us, »read moreTags: case study, hurricanes, technology, training & outreach, video
US Army Corps of Engineers Uses Facebook for 2011 Mississippi River Flood Updates
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division and its
districts have launched a new Facebook page to provide accurate, timely
information on the 2011 flood.
The page provides updates on the Corps of Engineers’ flood-fighting
activities, to include videos, photos and tweets; links to local
emergency management resources and federal, »read moreTags: floods, technology, training & outreach
