Not news you wanted on the first day of the hurricane season, but USGS research finds that most of the Gulf of Mexico coast could be severely eroded from a decidedly mediocre storm. How at risk is your favorite beach? Visit the project’s interactive map here to find out. Read the USGS press release here.
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New Tool: Coastal CHARM
Posted on August 9, 2011
I saw this impressive tool demonstrated at the Gulf of Mexico Alliance meeting last week. Super excited about it, and very much looking forward to what John Jacob and his Texas Sea Grant/AgriLife Extension Service crew come up with next. Coastal CHARM (Community Health And Resource Management) You can read more about it on the […]
“Adaptation Areas”—Some Good in Revised State Growth Management Laws
Posted on June 21, 2011
In their recent revisions to the state’s growth management laws, the Florida Legislature has included an interesting provision allowing communities to identify “adaptation action areas” in their comprehensive plans where the community “identifies one or more areas that experience coastal flooding due to extreme high tides and storm surge, and that are vulnerable to the […]
Rolling Easements: Finally, a Long-Term Approach for Rising Seas and Coastal Erosion?
Posted on June 21, 2011
It’s not hard to get overwhelmed when considering your community’s current flood and erosion problems. Add in projections for what future climates will bring and it’s enough to make you want to just stay at home (at least until the sea comes into your home). Unfortunately, nobody has found a silver bullet to save coastal […]
Massachusetts Town Amends Zoning Bylaw to Reduce Flood Losses
Posted on May 12, 2011
In an attempt to lessen flood losses, the town of Hull, Massachusetts has amended their zoning bylaw to consider not only current, but future conditions. Notable changes include: 1. A requirement that the town’s review process ensures that a proposed project won’t cause or worsen flooding on other properties (sounds like a good NAI approach). […]