Salty Urbanism
Florida Sea Grant researcher rethinks how cities can adapt to rising seas.
Sea Grant Researcher Guides Restoration in Everglades
In the Florida Everglades, peat soils critical to maintaining wetland elevation are collapsing due to rising seas.
Sea-level Rise, Flooding & Law Workshop
The workshop “Sea-Level Rise and Flooding: Planning & Law for Local Governments” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in West Palm Beach on September 21, 2017.
October 2016 Newsletter Florida Sea Grant Coastal Planning Program
A compilation of the latest news in coastal planning, climate change and sea-level rise in Florida composed by Florida Sea Grant’s coastal planning specialist Thomas Ruppert.
Carnahan Wins Don Sweat Sea Grant Extension Award
In her more than five years with Florida Sea Grant, Carnahan has concentrated on establishing programs that help protect one of the state’s most developed urban areas from coastal hazards, such as rising seas.
Sea Grant Researcher Helps Communities Plan for Sea-Level Rise
Jason Evans, a Florida Sea Grant researcher, is finding ways for local governments in several cities, including Satellite Beach, to best adapt to sea-level rise. Part of Evans’ research is mapping how vulnerable public facilities such as stormwater drainage systems, fire stations and wastewater treatment plants are to rising seas.
New law includes sea-level rise in coastal planning
A new Florida law focused on flooding also requires that redevelopment planning in coastal management elements includes the impacts of sea-level rise.
Upcoming Science Café: Rising Seas and What Floridians Can Expect
The event will take place June 4, 2015 from 6 to 8 p.m. at First Magnitude Brewing Company, located at 1220 SE Veitch St. in Gainesville, Fla.
FEMA Now Considering Sea-Level Rise in Mitigation Grants
In late December of 2013, FEMA formally announced that it will now allow state, territorial, or tribal applicants for hazard mitigation assistance to include sea-level rise in their applications. Hazard mitigation assistance grant applicants have to demonstrate, via a benefit-cost analysis, that the proposed project will save as much or more money than it costs…
Potential abandonment of a NJ neighborhood linked to sea-level rise and flood insurance
New Jersey is offering about $9.4 million to buy out 33 homeowners in a vulnerable part of New Jersey. Many of the homes for which the offer is extended were destroyed or severely damaged by Sandy. The article notes apparent unanimous support for the buyout by owners of the affected properties. This stems in part…