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Adapt faster to changing climate, Europe warned
Guardian Unlimited | 29 Apr 2013
Cities around Europe may have to erect flood barriers similar to the Thames Barrier that protects London from sea surges, as climate change takes hold and leads to the danger of much more destructive storms, floods, heavy rainfall and higher sea levels, Europe's environmental watchdog has warned.

60 years since devastation in East Anglia, we face a new risk from the sea
Guardian Unlimited | 31 Jan 2013
Sixty years ago today, floods and gales shattered the east coast and its communities. Every East Anglian of a certain age still remembers the 1953 floods, when sea walls were breached in over 1,000 places, and more than 300 people died.

Atlantic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Level Rise | Storm Surge

Mangrove rehabilitation and replanting project for Namdrik and Jaluit Atolls Ramsar Sites, Marshall ...
Ramsar Convention | 18 Jan 2013
A mangrove rehabilitation and replanting project will be shortly underway for two of the Marshall Islands wetlands of international importance, Namdrik and Jaluit Atoll. The main objective of the project is to increase community resilience to the impacts of climate change on both atolls through restoring some of the existing degraded mangrove areas on both atolls.

Pacific Ocean | Climate Change | Storm Surge

Scientists will assess health of New York-Long Island barrier protection in wake of Sandy
EurekAlert | 09 Jan 2013
(University of Texas at Austin) A rapid response science team from the University of Texas at Austin's Institute for Geophysics will help map the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the beach/barrier systems off the south shore of Long Island.

Atlantic Ocean | Natural Hazard | Storm Surge

Storm Surge Reduction by Mangroves
wetlands.org | 18 Dec 2012
Mangroves can reduce storm surge water levels by slowing the flow of water and reducing surface waves. Therefore mangroves can potentially play a role in coastal defence and disaster risk reduction, either alone or alongside other risk reduction measures such as early warning systems and engineered coastal defence structures (e.g. sea walls).

Research | Storm Surge

Researcher studies 'middle ground' of sea-level change
EurekAlert | 27 Nov 2012
The effects of storm surge and sea-level rise have become topics of everyday conversation in the days and weeks following Hurricane Sandy's catastrophic landfall along the mid-Atlantic coast. Research at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science is throwing light on another, less-familiar component...

Research | Sea Level Rise | Storm Surge

Hurricane Isaac and the Value of Coastal Wetlands
The Ocean Foundation | 17 Sep 2012
During the tropical cyclone season, it is natural that discussion about the potential harm to human communities dominates the media, official announcements, and community meeting places. Those of us who work in ocean conservation also think about fishing gear losses and new debris fields following storm surge in coastal areas.

Atlantic Ocean | Natural Hazard | Storm Surge

Protecting Wetlands Around the World, Then and Now: The Ramsar Convention
The Ocean Foundation | 14 Sep 2012
Each year, anxious coastal communities watch the forecast for impending tropical cyclones—known as hurricanes or typhoons when they mature, depending on where they are. When those storms approach land, as Hurricane Isaac did late last month, the communities in the path of the storm are reminded of...

Climate Change | Conservation | Storm Surge

New NOAA website offers tips to prepare for coastal flooding
NOAA | 02 Jul 2012
NOAA's Office of Coast Survey has announced a new website designed to provide vital information to help protect communities, people and property from the devastation of coastal flooding.

Natural Hazard | Storm Surge

Scientists warn US east coast over accelerated sea level rise
Guardian Unlimited | 24 Jun 2012
Sea level rise is accelerating three to four times faster along the densely populated east coast of the US than other US coasts, scientists have discovered. The zone, dubbed a "hotspot" by the researchers, means the ocean from Boston to New York to North Carolina is set to experience a rise up a third greater than that seen globally.

Atlantic Ocean | Sea Level Rise | Storm Surge

NOAA's Inundation Analysis Tool Places Flood Data at Planners' Fingertips
NOAA's National Ocean Service | 21 May 2012
NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) will launch an innovative new tool for coastal resource managers this week at the Association of State Floodplain Managers' annual conference in San Antonio. Called the Inundation Analysis Tool, the web-based application employs data collected at NOAA tide gauge stations to provide statistical summaries of the historical frequency and duration of observed high waters.

Natural Hazard | Sea Level Rise | Storm Surge

Rising tides threaten Tanzania's coastal towns
trust.org | 26 Mar 2012
Surging Indian Ocean tides have forced hundreds of people in northeast Tanzanias Pangani District to abandon their homes, as higher seas increasingly threaten settlements along East Africas coastline.

Indian Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Level Rise | Storm Surge

San Francisco Fights Erosion as Coastal Cities Watch Closely
New York Times | 24 Mar 2012
Every few years, stormy surf grinds away at Ocean Beach, a 3.5-mile stretch on the Pacific Ocean, pulling huge amounts of sand out to sea.

Pacific Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Level Rise | Storm Surge

Sea level studies: US coasts even more vulnerable than previously thought
Christian Science Monitor | 14 Mar 2012
South Florida, southern Louisiana, and the Carolinas top the list of states with the most land to lose if sea level rises 1 meter, according to a pair of new studies.

Atlantic Ocean | Pacific Ocean | Sea Level Rise | Storm Surge

Coastal storms have long-reaching effects, study says
EurekAlert | 25 Jan 2012
Coastal storms are known to cause serious damage along the shoreline, but they also cause significant disruption of the deep-sea ecosystem as well.

Mediterranean Sea | Deep Sea | Storm Surge

100,000 flee as storm reaches Chinese coast
The Independent UK | 31 Aug 2011
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated and hundreds have had their homes destroyed after Tropical Storm Nanmadol reached land in China early yesterday. Water surged past tidal barriers to bring the Qiantang River in Zhejiang province to its highest level in 10 years.

Pacific Ocean | Natural Hazard | Storm Surge

Stevens has an eye on the science of Hurricane Irene
EurekAlert | 26 Aug 2011
(Stevens Institute of Technology) While residents along the New Jersey and New York coasts rush to the store for batteries and bottled water, scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology are heading to the laboratory to help predict the impact of Hurricane Irene.

Atlantic Ocean | Research | Storm Surge

Orewa's artificial reef comes a step closer
New Zealand Herald | 23 Aug 2011
Promoters of an artificial reef at Orewa have satisfied Auckland Council officials that their bid for resource consent is ready for a public hearing. The community had put $500,000 into the project, believing it was the most sustainable method to stop the sand being washed away from the 3km-long beach.

Pacific Ocean | Storm Surge

U.S. cities face water-related climate change dangers: study
Reuters | 26 Jul 2011
BOSTON (Reuters) - Rising sea waters may threaten U.S. coastal cities later this century, while the Midwest and East Coast are at high risk for intense storms, and the West could see compromised water supplies.

Sea Level Rise | Storm Surge

St. Kitts and Nevis to Join UNESCO IOC
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 22 Jul 2011
By joining IOC, St. Kitts and Nevis will gain access to policy experts' aid and advice in disaster risk reduction, in particular tsunamis, storm surges, and other coastal hazards, through the development and implementation of adaptation measures aimed at increasing the resilience to climate change of vulnerable coastal communities.

Atlantic Ocean | Natural Hazard | Policy | Storm Surge

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