Insightful thoughts submitted by attorney and Natural Hazard Mitigation Association President Ed Thomas on the NYT Rhode Island article I mentioned yesterday:
This extremely important article displays a thoughtful approach to 1) the questions of what we should do about sea level rise and beach erosion; 2) the very real problems we face as a society, »read moreTag Archives: adaptation & mitigation
Historical and Legal Context for Rhode Island’s Erosion Woes
Insightful thoughts submitted by attorney and Natural Hazard Mitigation Association President Ed Thomas on the NYT Rhode Island article I mentioned yesterday:
This extremely important article displays a thoughtful approach to 1) the questions of what we should do about sea level rise and beach erosion; 2) the very real problems we face as a society, »read moreNorfolk, Virginia Continues to Battle Sea Level Rise [VIDEO]
A sobering look at how Norfolk, Virginia has moved far beyond debating climate change and sea level rise. When the mayor dares to mention "retreat zones" as an option, you know things are serious.
Need a quick video on sea level rise to show your elected officials? Try this.
Watch "Rising tide in Norfolk, Va." on PBS's Need to, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, climate change, sea level rise
NOAA Releases New Report on How Local Communities Can Adapt to Climate Change
Several NOAA offices (CSC, NGS, COOPS, and OCS) have collaboratively released a new handbook to help communities adopt to sea level rise.
From the introduction:
Just as flooding threats need to be factored into coastal community planning initiatives, so too should sea level change. Unfortunately, the “one size fits all” approach does not work.
The, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, climate change, sea level rise
Another Climate Change Adaptation Handbook
Haven't had a chance to review this at length, but here's what the Center for Climate Strategies has to say about their new handbook:
The Center for Climate Strategies Adaptation Guidebook includes a catalogue of adaptation actions, detailed review of state and local adaptation plans and comprehensive methodology and supporting templates for sub national, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, climate change, sea level rise
St. Charles Citizens Invited for Close-Up Look at Pump Stations and Levees
"St. Charles citizens can get close-up look at pump stations, levees" via NOLA.com
Go see how it all works. Sounds fascinating.
Thanks Michele for, »read more
Tags: adaptation & mitigation, Louisiana
New(ish) Climate Change Resource Library
The United States Global Change Research Program recently launched a revamped Resource Library for easier, more intuitive access to Federal global change resources.
For those unfamiliar with the organization, USGCR's Congressionally-mandated purpose is to "disseminate to foreign governments, businesses, and institutions, as well as citizens of foreign, »read moreNOAA Shares Tools for Understanding and Addressing Coastal Inundation
The NOAA Coastal Services Center, as part of their Digital Coast program, has assembled a Coastal Inundation Toolkit.
The new "Visualize" section allows users to learn how different types of visualizations can help communities understand their inundation risks and vulnerabilities. The "Picture It" page offers tools and local examples of how photos, maps,, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, climate change, hazard identification, mapping, planning, sea level rise
Growing Agreement that Taxpayers Shouldn’t Subsidize Risky Coastal Development
From today's New York Times:
Insurance companies got out of the business of writing flood insurance decades ago, so much of the risk from sea level rise is expected to fall on the financially troubled National Flood Insurance Program, set up by Congress, or on state insurance pools. Federal taxpayers also heavily subsidize coastal development when the, »read more
Tags: adaptation & mitigation, climate change, Insurance, planning, sea level rise, weather & climate
Best Practices for Coastal Louisiana Manual not just for Louisiana
The Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX) and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently released the Best Practices Manual for Development in Coastal Louisiana website.
What's novel about this site is that it provides strategies for creating sustainable and resilient coastal communities based on "geotypes" (pick from chenier, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, infrastructure, planning, publications
New Webinar: The Front Lines of Climate Change
Next Wednesday (November 30th) at 2PM CST the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium will be hosting what sounds like an interesting webinar on how climate change is impacting Bangladesh (for those who don't know, that nation is often cited as one of the countries most susceptible to negative climate change impacts). The talk will be given by Taibur, »read more
