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CRS Coastal Webinar Video Available

Berry Williams gave a great webinar today called “FEMA’s Community Rating System: Save Money and Prepare Your Community for Flooding”. Anybody curious about the CRS (including those who want information on pending changes to the program) should have a look. You can watch it below:

Life on the Edge of a Rising Sea [VIDEO]

Ever wonder what life’s like out on the (rapidly disappearing) Louisiana bayou? The small community of Isle de Jean Charles has put together a great website with videos and more to help folks understand what’s at risk out there. This is a insightful look at the front lines of climate change. Have a look.

New Reality: Innocous High Tide Floods Street [video]

Delaware Sea Grant has released a great short video showing how a little (offshore) storm plus a high tide can affect a seemingly safe street. Take a short break and watch. Expect a lot more like this as we see more sea level rise.

No Budget? No Problem. Group Makes Hurricane Safety PSAs on a Shoestring Budget

With no funding (and a little help from the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium), Mississippi’s C-HOST (Coastal Hazard Outreach Strategy Team) group has created some great quick public service announcements. Below is one example, see the C-HOST videos page for more. (Does your group or community want its own StormSmart.org site? Let us know.)

Trying to Drive Climate Change Adaptation? Focus on Social, not Environmental Vision

Like most of us, I’d like to think that getting people the best information will drive them to make the right decisions. Certainly that’s been a big drive behind StormSmart Coasts. Unfortunately, the evidence suggests that things aren’t that simple. It’s easy to find examples in our own lives of knowing better but still making […]

Why and How Businesses (and Municipalities) can Prepare for Disasters

The folks over at the Education Disaster Education Network (EDEN) have come up with a brief video explaining why it’s so critical that businesses develop a business continuity and disaster preparedness plan. Easy enough to translate most of it for municipal offices/departments, too. Worth a quick watch, and a good outreach tool you can use […]