by admin | Aug 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
This year at the 2017-2018 CHRN annual meeting, tsunami and earthquake hazards for Washington were highlighted during a panel presentation. The panel included the following five local experts: Carrie Garrison-Laney of Washington Sea Grant, Randy LeVeque of the...
by admin | Jul 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Hannah Hickey and edited by MaryAnn Wagner A new report by the Washington Coastal Resilience Project team, entitled Projected Sea Level Rise for Washington State – A 2018 Assessment, provides new projections for more than 150 different sites along the Washington...
by admin | Jun 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Alex Rosen, Assistant Coastal Planner, WA Department of Ecology As our ability to characterize hazardous areas improves with advances in science and technology, many communities have information to help identify vulnerability and risk to natural hazards along our...
by admin | Apr 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Katy Serafin, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford UniversityWhen a storm event is barreling down on the Washington coast, elevated sea levels often cause low-lying areas to flood, while coastal dunes may erode as they are pummeled by waves. A question many of...
by admin | Mar 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Hugh Shipman, Washington Department of EcologyThe Department of Ecology recently updated its popular shoreline photo website, improving access to multiple series of oblique aerial photos of Washington’s coast. These photos are a key element of Ecology’s Coastal...
by admin | Jan 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
NOAA’s National Weather Service has released a coastal flood warning for southwest Washington. The warning will remain in effect from midnight 1/17/2018 to midnight 1/18/2017. Significant surf and beach erosion are expected. Screenshot of the Regional PNW Wave and...
