TOPIC: National Weather Service (NWS) proposing changes to the Watch/Warning/ Advisory System DATE/TIME:This event is a 5 part series Thursday June 4 9:00 am PST Wednesday June 17 10:00 am PST Thursday July 9 8:00 am PST Thursday July 23 9:00 am PST PRESENTERS: DESCRIPTION: The NWS is looking for input for proposed changes in […]

TOPIC: Latest tsunami models & historic tsunami deposits in the North Sound area DATE/TIME: Thursday June 4, 2020  5:00-6:00 pm PST PRESENTERS: Dr. Carrie Garrison-Laney, Tsunami Hazards Specialist & PMEL Liason, WA Sea Grant Hosted by: Whatcom Marine Resource Committee, Puget Sound Partnership, EPA WEBINAR INFORMATION Join from PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: […]

TOPIC: Please join NOAA on June 17th from 3:30-4:30 EST as we welcome Camille Crain, Section Chief for FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. Camille will discuss the design and implementation of this new pre-disaster mitigation program that will take effect in fall 2020.  We encourage you to share this webinar invite with others at NOAA and your […]

TOPIC: NOAA Natural Infrastructure Resources to Improve Community Resilience DATE/TIME: June 23 from 2 - 3 pm ET, 11-12 PST PRESENTERS: *Lauren Long, Coastal Conservation Specialist, NOAA Office for Coastal Management *John Rozum, Coastal Planner, NOAA Office for Coastal Management DESCRIPTION:   Please join us for an interactive webinar to learn about a suite of natural […]

TOPIC: BRIC Summer Engagement Series: Week 1: Introduction to Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program DATE/TIME: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 11:00:00 AM PDT - 12:00:00 PM PDT PRESENTERS: David Maurstad, Katherine Fox, Camille Crain DESCRIPTION: This 60-minute session will provide a high-level overview of the BRIC program including: Background on the legislation and […]

TOPIC: BRIC Summer Engagement Series: Week 2: Meaning of the BRIC Name DATE/TIME: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 11:00:00 AM PDT - 12:00:00 PM PDT PRESENTERS: FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor, Russell J. Strickland, Camille Crain, Janan Reilly, Angie Gladwell DESCRIPTION: This 60-minute session will cover the meaning of the BRIC name and how the BRIC program […]

TOPIC: Please join the Georgetown Climate Center on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, for a webinar to launch GCC’s new Managed Retreat Toolkit. Learn more about the development of the Managed Retreat Toolkit DATE/TIME: July 15th, 2020 9:00 am PST, 12:00 EST DESCRIPTION: Sea-level rise and increasingly frequent and intense extreme weather events are leading many […]

TOPIC: BRIC Summer Engagement Series: Week 3: BRIC and Building Codes DATE/TIME: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 11:00:00 AM PDT - 12:00:00 PM PDT PRESENTERS: Carlos Castillo, Camille Crain, John Ingargiola, Pam Williams, Gabe Maser DESCRIPTION: This 60-minute session will provide a structured conversation around the importance of building codes, as well as building code adoption […]

TOPIC: NOAA  presents a systemic approach to building resilient communities: Enhancing capacity to respond to future disasters in the Gulf of Mexico DATE/TIME: July 21st, 12pm-1pm PST PRESENTER: Dr. Tracie Sempier DESCRIPTION: NOAA’s Coastal Resilience Grants fund projects that improve a community’s ability to weather coastal storms. This webinar is one in a series designed […]

TOPIC: BRIC Summer Engagement Series: Week 4: BRIC and Community Lifelines DATE/TIME: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 11:00:00 AM PDT - 12:00:00 PM PDT PRESENTER: Kayed Lakhia, Camille Crain, Abe Gunn, Ben Cabana DESCRIPTION: This 60-minute session will introduce community lifelines and how FEMA's grant programs support these efforts. Topics include: Define what community lifelines are […]