Tag Archives: weather & climate
If You Were to Raise the Floor of a Basketball Court, You’d See a Lot More Dunks
PBS NewsHour tries for a sports metaphor when describing sea level rise. Watch the video, »read more
Growing Agreement that Taxpayers Shouldn’t Subsidize Risky Coastal Development
From today's New York Times:
Insurance companies got out of the business of writing flood insurance decades ago, so much of the risk from sea level rise is expected to fall on the financially troubled National Flood Insurance Program, set up by Congress, or on state insurance pools. Federal taxpayers also heavily subsidize coastal development when the, »read more
Tags: adaptation & mitigation, climate change, insurance, planning, sea level rise, weather & climate
NOAA Releases New Storm Surge Brochure
Animated Map of Extreme Weather Events
New 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
Tags: 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
Tags: 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?
Tags: hurricanes, storms, weather & climate



