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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 ...
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 ...
Enhancing Coastal Transportation Infrastructure Resilience to Compound ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/enhancing-coastal-transportation-infrastructure-resilience-to-compound-flood-impacts/
We are assessing the resilience of coastal transportation infrastructure to compound flooding in the Mobile Bay, Alabama, area to inform ...
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 ...
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 ...
Surface Transportation, Sea Level Rise, and Coastal Storms: A ...
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Task 4 deals directly with the surface transportation infrastructure itself, using instrumented sections of pavement and automated distress survey ...
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 Reveals How Wetland Restoration Mitigates Flooding in Coastal ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/modeling-reveals-how-wetland-restoration-mitigates-flooding-in-coastal-bays/
These natural areas help buffer infrastructure from extreme tides and rising sea levels by allowing floodwaters to spread across restored marshes ...
Coastal Infrastructure and Resilience Research Initiative
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This initiative joins community organizations, local governments, and educational institutions together to develop the knowledge, tools, and ...
Quantifying Nature’s Defenses: Evaluating Wetlands as Nature-based ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/quantifying-natures-defenses-evaluating-wetlands-as-nature-based-solutions-for-flood-resilience-in-climate-ready-coastal-communities/
We are using a hydrodynamic model to quantify how wetlands mitigate flooding compared to traditional gray infrastructure approaches on the South ...
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 ...
Synthesizing Evidence on the Performance of Nature-based Solutions for ...
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Human interventions aim to buffer or overcome these threats by providing physical protection for existing coastal infrastructure and communities ...
The Effects of Sea Level Rise Program (ESLR) - NCCOS
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Science to Guide Coastal Ecosystems, Community, and Infrastructure Protection. Rising sea level has worldwide consequences because of its potential to ...
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 ...
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 ...
New Report Provides Performance Evaluation Framework for Natural ...
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Natural infrastructure, including reefs, marshes, and islands, can attenuate waves and reduce flood risks to coastal communities while providing ...
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 ...
NCCOS Awards $11 Million for Research to Enhance Coastal and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-awards-11-million-for-research-to-enhance-coastal-and-infrastructure-resilience/
$5M for a Community-Direct Spending (CDS) request for a Coastal Infrastructure and Resilience Research Initiative in Georgia. The project aims to ...
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 ...
Assessing Community Risk in Relation to Flood Hazard in the U.S. Virgin ...
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Similarly, much of the territory’s critical infrastructure is in areas of high flood risk and also overlaps with areas of increased structural ...