Coastal Louisiana is disappearing into the Gulf of Mexico. While the media focuses on the loss of land, polls of residents indicate that the real concern is the flood risk to the communities, farms, and businesses in southern Louisiana. The Louisiana…
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Underwater – A Report on the Threat of Sea Level Rise in the New York City Metro Area
Under Water How Sea Level Rise Threatens the Tri-State Region, A Report of The Fourth Regional Plan, December 2016. Coastal regions around the world are struggling to adjust to the gradual but relentless encroachment of ocean waters caused by climate…
Why was the Louisiana Flood of August 2016 so severe?
See also: How Growth-Focused Politics Helped Build Vulnerability in Louisiana’s Flood Zones Louisiana has a long history of major floods. These are driven by Mississippi River floods, extreme rainfall events, and hurricane surge. There was a heavy rain event in March 2016…
Hurricane Surge on the Louisiana Coast
Hurricane Surge Hazard Primer – Bob Jacobsen (2016) This Hurricane Surge Hazard Primer summarizes important basic technical information about surge phenomena, hazard, and risk. It provides an overview of surge hazard analysis, including uncertainty in surge hazard estimates. Importantly, this…
URS – The Direct Impact of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet on Hurricane Storm Surge
This post has materials that explain why the MRGO did not increase the flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
The Digital Coast
The Digital Coast What is the Digital Coast? This NOAA-sponsored website is focused on helping communities address coastal issues and has become one of the most-used resources in the coastal management community. The dynamic Digital Coast Partnership, whose members represent…
New storm surge map predicts worst-case scenarios for south Louisiana
New storm surge map predicts worst-case scenarios for south La. The Worst Case Surge Map (PDF) This map is developed by running thousands of storm models on different tracks. No single storm would flood all of these areas, but they are…
Evacuation Risks on the Louisiana Coast
Kent, Joshua D. “Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Subsidence and Global Climate Change on Emergency Evacuation Routes in Coastal Louisiana,” 2012. Subsidence forecast models for coastal Louisiana were developed to estimate the change in surface elevations of evacuation routes for…
Recent Hurricane Research – Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impacts
Recent Hurricane Research – Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impacts Chapter 1 The Interannual and Interdecadal Variability in Hurricane Activityby Anthony R. Lupo Chapter 2 Influence of Cosmophysical Phenomena and African Dust on Hurricanes Genesisby Jorge Pérez-Peraza, Víctor Manuel Velasco Herrera…
Sea Lake and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH)
http://slosh.nws.noaa.gov/sloshPub/index.php?L=7#sloshDsp Publications Definitive publication on SLOSH: Jelesnianski, C. P., J. Chen, and W. A. Shaffer, 1992: SLOSH: Sea, lake, and overland surges from hurricanes. NOAA Technical Report NWS 48, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U. S. Department of Commerce, 71…
CRS – Flood Damage Related to Army Corps of Engineers Projects
CRS – Flood Damage Related to Army Corps of Engineers Projects: Selected Legal Issues, June 7, 2011 (RL34131) Summary Over the past century, the federal government has undertaken a number of civil works projects to prevent widespread damage from flooding…
Against the Deluge: Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City
Program by the American Society of Civil Engineers, New York City Metropolitan chapter, on the use of hardened protections against storm surges and ocean rise.