by admin | Feb 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Hansi Hals The sand spit and office buildings in Sequim Bay. There is a small, unnamed sand spit that I can see from my office window overlooking Sequim Bay. It is rare for high tides to reach across it, even partially, but now the entire spit is submerged. A few...
by admin | Jan 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Lili BastianThe relevance of gender dynamics to coastal hazards resilience might not be immediately obvious. Globally, gender-based differences in social responsibilities and access to financial and political resources make men and women vulnerable to the impacts...
by admin | Dec 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Rolling Bay landslide on Bainbridge Island, 1997. Photo from http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/landslides/show/rollingbay.html By Hugh ShipmanTwenty years ago this month, the Puget Sound region was entering its second wet winter in a row. Western Washington had seen...
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Morgan Chow, Zach Ferdaña, and Laura Flessner The Nature Conservancy, Global Oceans, Climate Risk & Resilience – Coastal ResilienceIt turns out, a lot of people do. The increasingly devastating impacts of flooding are forcing communities to reconsider how and...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Joel Darnell, P.E.If you are like me, you spent a fair bit of time in mid-October glued to your favorite weather blog or checking your trusty weather station to track the major series of storms barreling towards the Pacific Northwest. Predictions generally pointed...
