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Assessing Community Vulnerability to Flood Hazards in the Baltimore ...
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Coastal communities in the United States are forced to grapple with flooding, storms, and other hazards, and these challenges are anticipated to ...
Communities in Southwest Florida Receive New Tools and Information to ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/communities-in-southwest-florida-receive-new-tools-and-information-to-plan-for-floods/
A NOAA funded study led by the University of Florida and Florida Gulf Coast University has recently published two new research papers and a community ...
Defining Nationally Consistent Coastal Flood Severity Thresholds
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To avoid under- or over-estimation of flooding impacts in public weather communications, particularly in locations without physical tide gauges in a ...
Evaluating climate vulnerability and risk in Baltimore, Maryland
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Local communities vulnerable to flooding from coastal storms may experience greater impacts due to sea level rise and climate change. We’re ...
Community Vulnerability Assessment to Flood Hazard in the U.S. Virgin ...
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The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) are exposed to a number of climate hazards, including heavy rains, high temperatures, strong winds, and ...
Assessing Community Vulnerability to Flood Hazard in the U.S. Virgin ...
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Communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) experience flooding, storms, and other climate-driven hazards. Impacts from these events are felt ...
Assessing Community Vulnerability to Inland and Coastal Flood Hazard in ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/assessing-community-vulnerability-to-inland-flood-hazard-in-washington-county-and-east-grand-region-maine/
Communities in Maine’s Washington County and Greater East Grand Region experience flooding and other climate-driven hazards. Impacts from these events ...
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 ...
Coastal Subsurface Water Table and Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring ...
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With less room below ground to store infiltrated rainfall, surface flooding increases as well. Rising seas will increase saltwater intrusion into ...
How Natural and Nature-based Features Could Enhance Coastal Resilience ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/how-natural-and-nature-based-features-could-enhance-coastal-resilience-in-southwest-florida/
Southwest Florida is experiencing greater vulnerability to flooding due to a growing coastal population, frequent and more intense hurricanes, sea ...
Hardening Shorelines to Reduce Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Erosion ...
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This process is known as saltwater intrusion. As the sea level rises, the fresh and salty groundwater also both rise toward the ground surface ...
Past, Present, and Future High Tide Flooding in Charleston, SC
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The area exposed to flooding will be 4.23 square km in 2046–2050 and 4.46 square km in 2064–2068, corresponding to about 20–21% of peninsular area on ...
Beach Width Provides Greatest Protection Against Flooding, Erosion ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/beach-width-provides-greatest-protection-against-flooding-erosion-during-long-storms/
A recent NOAA-supported study suggests that greater protection from erosion and flooding is provided by a wide beach rather than the height or width ...
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/
We will develop a toolkit for decision makers to assess the vulnerability of roadways to sea level rise and flooding. We will also evaluate the ...
Flood Model Predicts Impacts, Benefits of Different Adaptation Actions ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/advanced-flood-modeling-study-predicts-impacts-and-benefits-of-different-adaptation-actions/
A new study, partially funded by NCCOS, developed a framework for evaluating the physical, economic, and demographic impacts and benefits of ...
Identifying Coastal Vulnerabilities in Chesapeake Bay Communities
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/identifying-coastal-vulnerabilities-chesapeake-bay-communities/
Post-storm flooding in Oxford, MD, within the project area. Credit: NOAA. Scientists with NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science just ...
Exploring Ecosystem and Community Vulnerability to Surface and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/exploring-ecosystem-and-community-vulnerability-to-surface-and-subsurface-flooding-in-california/
With sea levels rising, coastal and inland areas will see more frequent and severe flooding. Natural and nature-based features can help protect ...
A Novel Approach to Combat Nuisance Flooding at Battleship Park, North ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/supporting-redesign-of-battleship-park-nc-to-reduce-flooding/
The frequency and severity of flooding events along this stretch of the river has increased dramatically, with 50 percent more flooding events in the ...
NCCOS PROJECT - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/integrated-modeling-to-assess-natural-and-nature-based-solutions-for-roadway-flooding-in-hampton-roads-virginia/
Sunny day flooding in Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA showing restricted traffic flow on a flooded road segment. Photo Credit: Mecit Cetin. There are ...
Grasses Shape and Protect Coastal Dunes in Different Ways
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A study supported by NCCOS has found that the dominant type of beach grass influences the shape of coastal sand dunes, which in turn influences how ...