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Coastal Subsurface Water Table and Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring ...
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As sea level rises, coastal water tables rise too, flooding foundations, buried utilities, and other subsurface infrastructure. With less room below ...
Leveraging Built Marine Structures to Support Natural Habitats: Success ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/marine-structures-support-natural-habitats-success/
Many natural marine habitats are decreasing despite global conservation and restoration efforts. In contrast, built marine structures — including ...
Restoration and Nature-Based Solutions - NCCOS - NCCOS Coastal Science ...
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Nature-based solutions involve the intentional use of natural and nature-based features (NNBF), like beaches, dunes, islands, marshes and mangroves ...
Synthesizing Evidence on the Performance of Nature-based Solutions for ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/synthesizing-evidence-on-the-performance-of-nature-based-solutions-for-coastal-protection/
Human interventions aim to buffer or overcome these threats by providing physical protection for existing coastal infrastructure and communities ...
Surface Transportation, Sea Level Rise, and Coastal Storms: A ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/surface-transportation-sea-level-rise-and-coastal-storms-a-sustainable-path-to-increased-resilience/
Task 4 deals directly with the surface transportation infrastructure itself, using instrumented sections of pavement and automated distress survey ...
Pavement Resilience to Sea Level Rise and Potential Mitigation Options ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/coastal-communities-pavement-resilience-to-sea-level-rise-using-natural-and-nature-based-features/
Also, previous transportation infrastructure sea level rise vulnerability studies have primarily used regional-scale modeling, which lacks the ...
Effects of Sea Level Rise Program Awards $4.6 Million for Research to ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/effects-of-sea-level-rise-program-awards-4-6-million-for-research-to-enhance-coastal-and-infrastructure-resilience/
NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is allocating more than $4.6 million in fiscal year 2021 to fund research that will inform ...
Story Map Highlights Approaches to Resilient Coastal Transportation ...
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NOAA scientists co-developed a story map about protecting California’s transportation infrastructure from sea-level rise and flooding, highlighting ...
Enhancing Coastal Transportation Infrastructure Resilience to Compound ...
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We are assessing the resilience of coastal transportation infrastructure to compound flooding in the Mobile Bay, Alabama, area to inform ...
Sea Level Rise and Inundation - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal ...
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The Effects of Sea Level Rise Program supports science teams through a competitive proposal process. The teams co-develop science products with ...
Coastal Defense: Collaborative Efforts to Safeguard Blount Island ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/coastal-defense-collaborative-efforts-to-safeguard-blount-island-against-rising-hazards/
A NOAA-supported team has helped lay the groundwork for flood protection with natural infrastructure projects at Marine Corps Support Facility (MCSF) ...
NOAA, Washington Sea Grant Assess Sea Level Rise Vulnerability in Puget ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-washington-sea-grant-assess-sea-level-rise-vulnerability-in-puget-sound/
Impacts to habitats were quantified alongside impacts to existing infrastructure. The results suggest that sea level rise vulnerability in Puget Sound ...
Hardening Shorelines to Reduce Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Erosion ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/hardening-shorelines-may-lead-to-inland-flooding/
This study notes that groundwater emergence should be considered when designing infrastructure focused on minimizing coastal flooding and saltwater ...
Economic Valuation of Shoreline Protection by Natural Infrastructure to ...
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Natural infrastructure, such as seagrass beds, oyster reefs, and sand dunes can aid in protecting coastal communities. Without these natural defenses ...
Modeling, Visualizing, and Communicating Nor'easter and Hurricane ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/modeling-visualizing-and-communicating-noreaster-and-hurricane-threats-under-sea-level-rise-to-support-coastal-management-within-new-england/
The project uses models to quantify the impacts of future storm and sea level rise scenarios on ecosystem and infrastructure vulnerability in five ...
A Cost-benefit Analysis of Green-gray Infrastructure for Sea Level Rise ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/a-cost-benefit-analysis-of-green-gray-infrastructure-for-sea-level-rise-adaptation-in-the-pacific-northwest-incorporating-externalities-and-ecosystem-co-benefits/
Locations of the two estuaries, Grays River and Coos Bay, that are the focus of this project. Credit: Oregon State University. We are evaluating the ...
Researchers Estimate Flood Protection Benefits of Coral Reefs in ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/determining-the-flood-protection-benefits-of-coral-reefs-in-florida-and-puerto-rico/
The first report quantifies how the damage to natural infrastructure from hurricanes Irma and Maria has increased coastal flood risk in Florida and ...
Localized Flood Risk Modeling: A Key Tool for U.S. Cities, States ...
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The updated model incorporated property values, socioeconomic data, and local drainage infrastructure – like storm sewers – in specific locations in ...
A Multidisciplinary, Integrative Approach to Valuing Ecosystem Services ...
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We are estimating the economic value from natural and nature-based infrastructure investments to stabilize coastline. Using hazard risks along the ...
The Economic Value of Natural Infrastructure for Storm Damage Reduction ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/the-economic-value-of-natural-infrastructure-for-storm-damage-reduction-in-north-carolinas-coastal-communities/
The results will provide an understanding of the impacts of storms on coastal communities, which will allow area managers to express the importance of ...