FEMA will be offering its “Recommended Residential Construction for the Gulf Coast Design Professionals” course on September 15, 8:00am – 4:15pm at the Army National Guard Emergency Operations Training Auditorium in Gulfport. Details from the flier: This 1-day course on FEMA 550, Recommended Residential Construction for the Gulf Coast, developed by FEMA is geared to […]
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New TV Program on Coastal Watersheds Airs Tonight (UPDATED)
Posted on August 18, 2009
Don’t miss the second television program in the series “Gambling Against Mother Nature,” which airs tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19th at 6:30pm on WKRG-TV (News Channel 5). This program is called “Water Runs Downhill” and focuses on coastal watersheds. The series episodes are: Hurricanes, Storms and Impacts on Coast “Wind and Water” (aired last month, available […]
Hurricane Resistant "Louisiana Lift House" Launched
Posted on August 11, 2009
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita in November 2005 a unique partnership formed with the Terrebonne Readiness and Assistance Coalition (TRAC) to design sustainable affordable housing for the rural coastal bayou regions of Louisiana. A true collaborative effort, the Lift House has been designed in partnership with Oxfam America, Sigus-MIT, and TRAC and […]
Mississippi Releases Handy Overview of State's Flood Risks
Posted on August 1, 2009
Al W. Goodman, Jr., the Mississippi State Floodplain Manager, has just released a great overview of the flood risks in Mississippi. The report covers flooding, the National Flood Insurance Program, the Community Rating System, and Map Modernization in a slim, readable 13 pages (and that includes an additional resources section, too). Highly recommended. Floodplain Management in Mississippi: A Background Paper. (PDF, 550KB)
REPORT: Interagency Study Concludes Structural Shore Protection Can't Solve All Problems
Posted on May 28, 2009
The Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (a group organized by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in the wake of Hurricane Katrina) has released a draft of a report evaluating the performance of the New Orleans hurricane protection system during Hurricane Katrina and to assess the risks posed to the New Orleans region by future tropical […]
FEMA Releases Katrina Recovery Expenditures to Date
Posted on May 8, 2009
FEMA has released a summary of Mississippi expenditures from Aug. 29, 2005 through May 1, 2009. The numbers are staggering, and include $1.3 billion in Individual Assistance and more than $2.8 billion in various Public Assistance. One of the uses they cite for the public assistance funding was 46 million cubic yards of debris removal, […]