Today, NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management has released “Protecting the Public Interest through the National Coastal Zone Management Program: How Coastal States and Territories Use No-Build Areas along Ocean and Great Lake Shorefronts.” From NOAA: In the face of continued population growth and increasing economic activity along our nation’s coasts, more devastating […]
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Norfolk, Virginia Continues to Battle Sea Level Rise [VIDEO]
Posted on April 30, 2012
A sobering look at how Norfolk, Virginia has moved far beyond debating climate change and sea level rise. When the mayor dares to mention “retreat zones” as an option, you know things are serious. Need a quick video on sea level rise to show your elected officials? Try this. Watch “Rising tide in Norfolk, Va.” […]
Sixth Graders Learning Emergency Management
Posted on April 23, 2012
This is all kinds of great: More information: Be Ready Camp.
NOAA Releases New Report on How Local Communities Can Adapt to Climate Change
Posted on April 20, 2012
Several NOAA offices (CSC, NGS, COOPS, and OCS) have collaboratively released a new handbook to help communities adopt to sea level rise. From the introduction: Just as flooding threats need to be factored into coastal community planning initiatives, so too should sea level change. Unfortunately, the “one size fits all” approach does not work. The […]
Another Climate Change Adaptation Handbook
Posted on April 11, 2012
Haven’t had a chance to review this at length, but here’s what the Center for Climate Strategies has to say about their new handbook: The Center for Climate Strategies Adaptation Guidebook includes a catalogue of adaptation actions, detailed review of state and local adaptation plans and comprehensive methodology and supporting templates for sub national adaptation […]
Red Cross Follows its Own Advice and Doubles Down on Social Media
Posted on April 10, 2012
This could be really big (so long as the Internet and/or cell service works during disasters). Via the Natural Hazards Center Natural Hazards Observer
New(ish) Climate Change Resource Library
Posted on April 3, 2012
The United States Global Change Research Program recently launched a revamped Resource Library for easier, more intuitive access to Federal global change resources. For those unfamiliar with the organization, USGCR’s Congressionally-mandated purpose is to “disseminate to foreign governments, businesses, and institutions, as well as citizens of foreign countries, scientific research information available in […]
Flood-Response Video Game
Posted on March 30, 2012
Now you’ve seen it all. Happy Friday. (Want to get the game? It’s available here.)
NOAA Shares Tools for Understanding and Addressing Coastal Inundation
Posted on March 27, 2012
The NOAA Coastal Services Center, as part of their Digital Coast program, has assembled a Coastal Inundation Toolkit. The new “Visualize” section allows users to learn how different types of visualizations can help communities understand their inundation risks and vulnerabilities. The “Picture It” page offers tools and local examples of how photos, maps, and mapping […]
San Francisco Struggles to Protect and Adapt to a Changing Shoreline
Posted on March 26, 2012
As an El Niño winter tears away its shoreline, San Francisco tries to figure out how or whether to protect homes, a $220 million wastewater treatment plant, and a world-famous road. The question facing at least eight local, state and federal agencies boils down to this: With California officials expecting climate change to raise sea […]