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: weather & climate
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 moreAnimated Map of Extreme Weather Events
Just an animated map showing last year's extreme weather events around the country. Amusing if you don't think about it. Very worrisome if you do.
Extreme Weather, »read moreNew Reality: Innocous High Tide Floods Street [video]
Delaware Sea Grant has released a great short video showing how a little (offshore) storm plus a high tide can affect a seemingly safe street. Take a short break and watch. Expect a lot more like this as we see more sea level rise., »read more
Tags: case study, Friday-fun, video, weather & climate
City Folds Climate Change Adaptation into Hazard Mitigation Plan
“Hazard mitigation is very important and there’s a lot of value in looking at past events, but we know with climate change that we can’t use the past to project what the future will be like. For example, the flood that a community used to experience every 100 years may now be the 20-year flood.”
Nice Coastal Services Magazine article on Lewes,, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, case study, climate change, planning, sea level rise, weather & climate
What’s the Relationship Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather?
Some scientists give us the rundown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmJfsjYfVNU
(From Climate, »read more
Tags: adaptation & mitigation, climate change, hazard identification, planning, sea level rise, video, weather & climate
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
Irene Heads Up the Atlantic Coast [Video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UctI_yPfVE
Watching this in New York City, as of now 385 miles away.
A little intimidated.
A little, »read more
Tags: hurricanes, Irene, video, weather & climate
Irene Heading North. Will it be New England’s First Major Hurricane in 20 Years?
While the models never exactly agree (have a look at the National Hurricane Center's page on Irene for an overview), there seems to be general agreement that Irene is going to get at least awfully close to North Carolina, and then continue up the coast. Some are predicting that it's going to bash right into New England on Sunday, and that the region could, »read moreTags: hurricanes, storms, weather & climate
New, Non-Technical Sea Level Rise Primer for Southeastern US
Finding information on sea level rise that isn't so vague as to be useless or too technical to understand can be tricky. Gary Mitchum (University of South Florida) has taken a stab at doing so in Sea Level Changes in the Southeastern United States—Past, Present, and Future. You can download a PDF of the report (which was a joint project with the Florida, »read moreTags: climate change, publications, sea level rise, weather & climate
FEMA Study Finds National Floodplains Projected to Grow by 40-45%
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
