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Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced that he secured $5 million to help reverse the effects of climate change and sea-level rise along Highway 37. “Global warming has triggered a dangerous rise in tidal waters across the San Francisco Bay and that’s now threatening a vital commuter route,” Sen. Dodd said. “This funding helps us address… Read More
Despite its relatively small size, the Caribbean island nation of Barbados boasts an expansive exclusive economic zone—the waters over which the country has jurisdiction—equivalent to roughly 424 times its territory. The economy of the Caribbean’s most easterly nation, independent since 1966, has become increasingly diverse: Its marine resources create jobs from tourism to fisheries and… Read More
The St. Johns River Water Management District’s work to improve water quality continues, with a pilot project now underway at Lake Jesup. As part of our core missions focus, we launched the pilot project in early August to harvest and remove algae, suspended solids and associated nutrients from Lake Jesup’s waters to help the District… Read More
Naples City Council unanimously voted Thursday to send a letter to Collier commissioners in “strong opposition” of a multi-billion-dollar federal project meant to protect the county’s shores from storm risks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is putting together a 50-year plan that would alter the county’s coast to harden its beaches, back bays and… Read More
About four months ago, I drove over to Orlando and saw something I’d never seen before, something guaranteed to produce a reaction of “Ooooo! Ahhhh!” It was sort of like seeing the fireworks at Disney World for the first time, only not nearly as loud. While Disney may be the quintessential Mickey Mouse operation, that… Read More
The City of Marco Island recently applied for a grant for a project called Tigertail Lagoon/Sand Dollar Island Ecosystem Restoration for consideration under the Florida DEP Protecting Florida Together Program. According to the City’s application, the project is supposed to address “vulnerability to storm damages and establish a sustainable natural based resilient barrier system to preserve… Read More
Insured losses from Hurricane Ida are now creeping into the $30 billion range after catastrophe modelers added damage to properties in the Northeast, putting the catastrophe on par with Hurricane Irma and Harvey in 2017 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. CoreLogic on Wednesday reported that it projects $5 billion to $8 billion in insured flood… Read More
Louisianans have faced enough natural disasters not to wish the experience on anyone else, not even the insensitive souls elsewhere who, each time a big storm roars ashore, wonder aloud why people live here. So there was no joy in watching the remnants of Hurricane Ida deal a deadly blow to the Northeast so soon… Read More
As far as changes go since the last time you were down here, well, for one, I’m bald. But really the biggest change is that it looks like the relocation of the community of the Isle de Jean Charles will happen. Through HUD [the Department of Housing and Urban Development] and the Lowlander Center, Albert,… Read More
OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Four people were rescued after their boat started to sink off the coast of Ocean City Saturday, according to a statement from the U.S. Coast Guard. A person aboard the 25-foot vessel radioed to the Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region the boat was taking on water 14 miles off… Read More
Hannah Schaefer used a pair of repurposed kitchen tongs to collect garbage along the Detroit River shoreline at McKee Park Saturday. Schaefer was one of almost 40 volunteers who collected more than 300 pounds of garbage for the annual Sandwich Litter Cleanup. “We had a really good turnout,” said Gina Pannunzio, the partnerships and out-reach… Read More
North Carolina’s legislature is about to devote a record-breaking amount of money to resiliency planning in the face of strengthening hurricanes. And this environmentally-focused legislation is bipartisan. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer asked Coastal Review writer Kirk Ross to unpack his reporting on the issue. Kelly Kenoyer: I’m here with Kirk Ross, a writer for the Coastal… Read More
In August, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment that assesses the potential impacts of the issuance of commercial and research leases within the nearly 800,000-acre wind energy areas of the New York Bight. The EA also takes a look at the granting of rights-of-way and rights-of-use and easement in… Read More
A bill intended to make America’s housing stock more climate-resilient also includes a big effective subsidy for the properties most exposed to the risks of climate change. House Democrats’ new housing bill devotes billions of dollars in new funding to making America’s housing greener and more climate-resilient. It also spends much more money bailing out… Read More
“I hope it helps with identifying not just the most vulnerable wetlands today but the most vulnerable wetlands tomorrow.” Tidal wetlands are vitally important ecosystems that provide food, host fishery stocks, store carbon and protect coasts from storm surges. They are also extremely vulnerable to sea level rise. In fact, a study published in Earth’s Future recently found… Read More