It seems there are several communities in North Dakota that face the same problems of many coastal-residing individuals in Louisiana. These individuals however are not facing a problem created by subsidence or oceanic rise, but instead are simply flooding due…
Daily Archives: September 27, 2010
Green Building and National Hazards
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Green building strategies include minimizing building materials and building in ways that may increase risks from earthquakes, floods, hail, and wind. FEMA raises some of these issues in this report: Natural Hazards and Sustainability for Residential Buildings, FEMA P-798 /…
Limiting the Damage from Coastal Restoration
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One the greatest threats to the LA coastal environment would be for the state to get control of a big pot of money for coastal restoration. The worst way it would be spent would be for levees, and this is clearly what…