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Incorporating Natural Processes into Stormwater Infrastructure to ...
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New recommendations on how to engineer future stormwater infrastructure that reduces the risks of ultrahazardous flooding have been published in the ...
Advanced Flood Mapping Helps Visualize Flood Risks on Shifting ...
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Their more visual approach captures an animated view of how flooding shifts coastlines and helps communicate flood risk on dynamic coasts. This ...
Codevelopment of Modeling Tools to Manage Sediment for Sustainable and ...
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These tools will enable analysis of (1) flood risk, (2) sediment instability and erosion risk, and (3) habitat distribution afforded by alternative ...
[PDF] An Overview of NCCOS’s Community Risk Assessment Portfolio
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Coastal communities face increased flooding, storms, erosion, and other natural hazards worsened by climate change. The impacts are felt differently ...
Modeling Reveals How Wetland Restoration Mitigates Flooding in Coastal Bays
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The northbound lanes could experience over 19 inches of water across a 2,300-foot stretch of road, making the route impassable. When the team ...
Localized Flood Risk Modeling: A Key Tool for U.S. Cities, States ...
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As U.S. cities face risks of flooding, property owners, utility companies, and insurers increasingly will need to rely on the best available hazard ...
Evaluating the Performance of Nature-Based Solutions: A Systematic Map ...
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In particular, the compiled systematic map highlights evidence clusters related to ecological outcomes (species abundance, biodiversity), physical ...
Coastal Defense: Collaborative Efforts to Safeguard Blount Island ...
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A NOAA-supported team has helped lay the groundwork for flood protection with natural infrastructure projects at Marine Corps Support Facility (MCSF) ...
Combination of Shoreline Stabilization Approaches Offers Best Long-term ...
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Restored smooth cordgrass marsh with additional protection against wave action (in this case, oyster castles). Credit: Beryl Kahn/NOAA. NCCOS-funded ...
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 ...
Hardening Shorelines to Reduce Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Erosion ...
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Seawalls, like the one pictured here, while meant to reduce coastal flooding, can actually increase inland flooding. Credit: Jenny Dugan, University ...
New Project Funds Evaluation of Flood Risk in Coral and Mangrove ...
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Mangroves and coral reefs protect shorelines and infrastructure from flooding impacts. Credit: USGS. A new project–funded by our Effects of Sea Level ...
Team Evaluates Moisture Sensors to Study Flood Impacts to Road ...
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Left: Drilling of a hole that can be used to place the instruments (moisture sensors and piezometers). Credit: Auburn University. Right: Placement of ...
Data & Reports Archive - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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This report presents a framework and provides findings from a community vulnerability assessment analysis conducted in the Choptank Habitat Focus Area ...
Community Vulnerability and Resilience - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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Community Vulnerability and Resilience The impacts from coastal hazards threaten property, community well-being, and marine industries, the latter of ...
Model Identifies Septic System Discharge 'Hotspots' in Southeast ...
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High-tide flooding on a street in Miami Beach, September 2015. Credit: NOAA. Groundwater in southeast Florida’s coastal zone is never far from the ...
If You Build It, Is It Worth It? The Value of Restoring Coastal Sand ...
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Coastal dunes and wetlands provide many benefits — protection against storm surge and flooding, critical habitat for wildlife, and recreation ...
Dynamic responses and implications to coastal wetlands and the ...
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Two distinct microtidal estuarine systems were assessed to advance the understanding of the coastal dynamics of sea level rise in salt marshes. A ...
Restoring our Nation’s Wetlands using MAPTITE: A Marsh Analysis and ...
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Effective restoration depends on the ability to maintain a suite of native plant communities distributed along the intertidal gradient based on their ...
NCCOS Staff Support Regional Science Conference - NCCOS Coastal Science ...
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Advanced Flood Mapping Helps Visualize Flood Risks on Shifting Coastlines February 18, 2025 About NCCOS. NCCOS delivers ecosystem science solutions ...