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Gulf of Mexico

• Welcome to Louisiana StormSmart - Comments (0)
• Incorporating Sea Level Rise into Post-Disaster Planning - Comments (0)
• Big Bill For Levee Upkeep Comes To New Orleans - Comments (0)
• USACE to Investigate if New Orleans Levees Deflected Isaac’s Floodwaters into Neighboring Areas - Comments (0)
• A Note on Hurricane Isaac - Comments (0)
• How Bad is Your Hurricane Erosion Risk? If You’re on the Gulf of Mexico USGS Can Tell You - Comments (0)
• Final Version of Coastal Best Development Practices Manual Released - Comments (0)
• Mississippi to Pilot Disaster Preparadness Program in School Curriculum - Comments (0)
• Gulf of Mexico Shoreline Is Vulnerable to Extreme Erosion During Even the Weakest Hurricanes - Comments (0)
• Best Practices for Coastal Louisiana Manual - Comments (0)

National

• Welcome to Louisiana StormSmart - Comments (0)
• Incorporating Sea Level Rise into Post-Disaster Planning - Comments (0)
• US Infrastructure Not Ready for Future (or Current) Weather - Comments (0)
• Big Bill For Levee Upkeep Comes To New Orleans - Comments (0)
• CRS Coastal Webinar Video Available - Comments (0)
• Are Federal Programs Making Our Coastal Communities Less Resilient? - Comments (0)
• Rebuilding after a Storm? Don’t Forget about Historic Property Requirements - Comments (0)
• How Would the Dutch Fix Our Flood Problems? - Comments (0)
• Send the Planners to Jail for Allowing Sandy - Comments (0)
• Will 2012 be the Second Worst Disaster Year since 1980? - Comments (0)

New England

• New York Struggles to Recover Housing - Comments (0)
• Hurricane Sandy Update - Comments (0)
• Mid to North Atlantic SLR “like a car on a highway jamming on the accelerator” - Comments (0)
• Historical and Legal Context for Rhode Island’s Erosion Woes - Comments (0)
• As the Sea Moves Closer, Rhode Island Community Contemplates Retreat - Comments (0)

Publications, Adaptations, Building, Planning

• NEW BOOK: Floodplain Management, A New Approach for a New Era - Comments (0)

Uncategorized

• St. Charles Citizens Invited for Close-Up Look at Pump Stations and Levees - Comments (0)
• LACPR Final Technical Report Available for Comment - Comments (0)
• Interagency Study Concludes Structural Protection Can't Solve All Problems [REPORT] - Comments (0)
• National Hurricane Center Urged to Update Warning System - Comments (0)
• New book: How to Maximize FEMA Funding After a Natural Disaster - Comments (0)
• Report Calls For Federal Assistance For Local Planning for Climate Change - Comments (0)
• New Publication Guides Climate Change Outreach and Communications - Comments (0)
• FUNDING/ASSISTANCE: Smart Growth Implementation Assistance - Comments (0)
• FUNDING/ASSISTANCE: NOAA Seeking "Shovel-Ready" Habitat Restoration Proposals - Comments (0)
• Trim Your Trees, Protect Your Utilities? - Comments (0)