Today marks the first day of a two-week online dialogue on the establishment of the NOAA Climate Service. You can participate in the conversation by visiting their website: www.NAPAclimatedialogue.org. The study is trying to determine how the NOAA Climate Service can best: Provide information at the global, regional and state levels over varying timescales Support […]
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Federal Flood Insurance Will Cover Flood-Related Oil Damage [FEMA Memo]
Posted on June 11, 2010
FEMA has released a memo clarifying that in the event of a declared flood disaster, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coverage will apply even if oil is mixed with flood waters. The brief memo suggest that the NFIP will bill the party that caused the oil damage (in this case, British Petroleum) for the damages. […]
New NOAA PDF Answers Hurricane vs Oil Slick Questions
Posted on June 8, 2010
NOAA has released a short new PDF outlining how they expect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill will affect this year’s hurricanes. The short version: not much. The two pages of “Hurricanes and the Oil Spill” attempt to concisely answer such questions as: What will happen to a hurricane that runs through this oil slick? (Very […]
Gulf Spill Oil Coming to Atlantic?
Posted on June 3, 2010
What’s the real worst case scenario for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill? What it the oil keeps gushing all summer? The New York Times is reporting that a team of scientists has run the models, and that the results aren’t pretty. Nearly all of the simulations show oil heading into the Atlantic, and, perhaps, even […]
Editorial Advises Better Planning and Building, NOT the Ike Dike
Posted on May 28, 2010
A new Houston Chronicle article argues that building the so-called “Ike Dike” will put more, not less people and property at great risk, and that the best way to protect property from hazards is to keep them out of hazardous areas. In “Forget the Ike Dike, let’s improve building methods” Texas A&M professor John Jacob […]
New Diagram of BP's Siphon Tube
Posted on May 24, 2010
BP has released a new image of what’s going on a mile under the sea surface at the Deepwater Horizon site. Regrettably, it doesn’t appear to be working as well as they’d hoped.
One Infographic to Explain the Whole Oil Spill
Posted on May 18, 2010
Wow. I’m going to be staring at this for a while. Download the full-sized image here. “Crude Awakening” (from Infographic World)
Introducing StormSmart Connect
Posted on May 13, 2010
After months of testing, we’re extremely excited to announce the release of the newest part of the StormSmart Coasts Network: StormSmart Connect. We built StormSmart Connect to help make it easier for coastal decision makers work together. On StormSmart Connect, you can: Find other people in your profession from around the country (at last count […]
Incredible Oil Spill Photos
Posted on May 13, 2010
There’s an amazing series of high-quality photos of the oil spill on the Boston Globe’s “The Big Picture”.
New Funding Opportunity for Habitat Restoration
Posted on May 12, 2010
Via the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management’s always useful CZ-Mail: The Nature Conservancy (TNC), in partnership with NOAA’s Community-Based Restoration Program, is seeking proposals for projects at TNC priority sites throughout the United States and its territories to restore or enhance estuarine, marine, and anadromous species and their habitats. For details, see the NOAA/TNC […]