by admin | Jun 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
From the Baltimore Sun:”The U.S. Department of Interior has awarded more than $7 million to four projects in Maryland aimed at guarding Chesapeake Bay shoreline and habitat against future severe storms. The funding is part of $107 million in “coastal...
by admin | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Surging Seas announces their web tool is now available for 11 states including Washington. The Surging Seas team has announced their willingness to do an explanatory webinar; if one is planned, we will announce it through the Coastal Resilience listserv.The tool can...
by admin | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
From the Center for Climate Change communication: “…Global warming and climate change are used differently and mean different things in the minds of many Americans. Scientists often prefer the term climate change for technical reasons, but should be...
by admin | May 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
A busy time for the federal government! First, the 2014 National Climate Assessment has been released. This is the third NCA and it details how climate change has already been observed around the United States. The NCA includes chapters that focus on specific...
by admin | May 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Photo by Anthony May. Grosvenor has published “Resilient Cities”, a report on resilience as a combination of vulnerability and adaptiveness.In general, says the report, “US cities do not score particularly well in our vulnerability rankings....
by admin | May 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
What can coastal resilience teach Tornado Alley?Hint: it has to do with hurricane clips.Follow-up on climate change grants in MassachusettsWe reported in January that the Patrick Administration in MA was ready to start a $40m grant program for coastal communities to...
by admin | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Flooded homes in Tuckerton, N.J., on Oct. 30 2012 after Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the southern New Jersey coastline on Oct. 29. (US Coast Guard via AFP/Getty Images) Robert Pirani and Laura Tolkoff, writing for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, have...
by admin | Apr 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
The US Army Corps of Engineers has repaired the breach in the seawall at Taholah that occurred in March 2014. This is the second reinforcement this year since more riprap was added in January 2014. [via the Quinault Nugguam Newsletter]However, Fawn Sharp, president of...
by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
The City of Seattle is looking for public input on their Hazards Mitigation Plan by April 23.From the City: “The City of Seattle is looking for your input on what hazards worry you most. Earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, snow and ice storms, terrorism are just...
by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
This article from the New York Times interviews Henk Ovink, mastermind of the Rebuilding by Design competition, and follows the attempt to guide the US towards a more regional approach to flood management (both coastal and riverine). Other Dutch projects that could be...
