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Coastal Flooding: Storms and Sea Level Rise
Provided by: Gulf of Maine Research Institute
ProgramIn-Person
K-12
What You'll Learn
In this program individuals can help their community gather important flood impact data and inform resilience decisions. With thousands of miles of tidal coastline, and the threat of storm surge and sea level rise, it’s important for coastal communities to understand how weather and sea level contribute to coastal flooding, erosion, and damage to their shores and coastal infrastructure.
- Individuals familiarize themselves with the data collection protocol.
- Individuals head to a coastal flood monitoring site (or anywhere along the coast) with a camera/smartphone and a friend – safety first!
- Individuals take photos of the high water (or evidence of high water) and make note of the weather and broader flood impacts.
- Individuals will upload their observations and photos.
This data will be used to support coastal resilience, for example, town planners use data to identify and prioritize possible climate actions and the National Weather Service to send out flood alerts.
Date offered:Always
Cost:Free
Location:Maine
Continuing education credit:Not Available
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