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Tag: hurricanes

Home Posts Tagged "hurricanes"

NYC Office of Resilience on the Capitol Beach

March 13, 2020asbpa_edclimate change, Coastal Hazards, federal funding, hurricanes, infrastructure, Podcast, Resilience, sea level rise

Jainey Bavishi, the Director of New York City Mayor’s Office of Resilience, joins Derek Brockbank on the Capitol Beach. Recording from City Hall in New York City, rather than Washington DC, they discuss how the Big Apple is integrating resilience across city agencies, how resilience can be done equitably, and how Jainey’s experience in India…

A New Coast on the Capitol Beach

February 19, 2020asbpa_edclimate change, Coastal Hazards, federal funding, hurricanes, infrastructure, Podcast, Resilience, sea level rise

On this episode of The Capitol Beach, host Derek Brockbank talks to Jeffrey Peterson, the author of A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and Rising Seas.  Due to climate change, devastating storms and sea level rise will increasingly threaten vibrant communities, critical infrastructure, and vital natural systems. But the United States is…

The Capitol Beach talks with Rep. Garret Graves

July 17, 2019asbpa_edArmy Corps, Congress, Hurricane, hurricanes, Podcast, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, WRDA

On this episode of The Capitol Beach, Derek Brockbank interviews Representative Garret Graves. Rep. Graves has a long history working for coastal restoration and resilience, most notably in leading Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and currently as Congressman. On the podcast, he talks about new laws that allow FEMA money to be spent on Army…

Science & Technology: 2018 Year in Review

December 20, 2018asbpa_edArmy Corps, beach nourishment, coastal research, Dunes, hurricanes, National Coastal Conference, Resilience, RSM, Shore & Beach

ASBPA’s Science & Technology Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee were busy in 2018: U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP) ASBPA’s Science Director serves as a member of the USCRP Virtual Program Office (VPO) coordinating a community of researchers from federal agencies, academia, and industry who have developed a sustained, coordinated national research program. Goals are…

Carolina coastline stands up to Florence

September 27, 2018asbpa_edbeach nourishment, Coastal Hazards, Dunes, Hurricane, Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Sandy, hurricanes, Resilience, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Despite the fury Hurricane Florence unleashed along the coastline of the Carolinas, areas with wide sandy beaches and high dunes fared well in the face of an unprecedented onslaught of storm surge and waves. Although the coastline suffered significant erosion, restored beaches accomplished their design purpose of protecting upland properties and communities. While communities are…

Congress passes Disaster Response bill

February 12, 2018asbpa_edAppropriations, Army Corps, coastal infrastructure, coastal research, Congress, Hurricane, hurricanes, NOAA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE

Congress passes a $89 billion disaster response bill with funding for coastal restoration and research. Disaster Response Bill Early in the morning of February 9th, Congress passed HR 1892, legislation that set two year spending limits (“budget cap”), lifted the debt ceiling, and allowed for a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government for six…

Lessons from a record storm season

December 12, 2017asbpa_web2017, beaches, Dunes, flooding, Florida, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, hurricanes, Puerto Rico, Resilience, storm surge, Texas

As a record-setting hurricane season retreats from memory, what lessons do coastal communities need to hold on to as they prepare for future years? Building higher, stronger and further back always pays off. While there’s not much you can do in the face of a landfalling Category 4 hurricane, your best chances for coastal survival…

What federal hurricane supplemental appropriations should include for coasts

October 2, 2017asbpa_edAppropriations, coastal infrastructure, coastal research, Congress, Hurricane, hurricanes, Resilience, USACE

As the United States weathers our worst hurricane season in years, and communities in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Island and the Atlantic seaboard try to recover, ASBPA is working to ensure that beaches, dunes, wetlands and coastal resilience are included in whatever emergency funding bill Congress develops. Most of the destruction from Hurricanes…

Is your community really ready for hurricane season?

July 11, 2017asbpa_webbeaches, hurricanes, mitigation, National Hurricane Center, preparedness, Resilience, storms, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE

As anyone within 50 miles of a storm-prone coast surely knows, June 1 is the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. But as we head further into July towards the heart of the season in August and September, chances that a storm might spin up in the warming waters increases. Depending on how recently a…

An open letter to candidates about coastal infrastructure

October 25, 2016asbpa_webcoastal infrastructure, Congress, hurricanes, master plan, Matthew, nor'easters, Superstorm Sandy

Extreme weather events, exacerbated by climate change, have been piling up at unprecedented rates. From record-setting snowstorms to out-of-control wildfires to deadly flooding, catastrophic weather over the past two years has devastated communities across the country. What we have not seen, however, is a major hurricane. What about Matthew? For all the damage wrought by…

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