With sea levels rising, these strategies could help coastal communities ...
Nov 5, 2019 · In an update to their report, “Ocean at the Door: New Homes and the Rising Sea,” Climate Central and Zillow found that housing growth in one-third of all coastal states is higher in 10-year flood risk zones than in safer locations.
Coastal Flooding Prevention & Restoration Resources · You Can …
Restoration of marshes and oyster reefs is among the most cost-effective solutions to reduce flood risk on the Gulf Coast. One study found that wetland and reef restoration can provide more than $7 in flood-reduction benefits for every $1 spent on restoration.
Building Resilience in Coastal Communities - NOAA Climate.gov
Coastal communities have a variety of options to protect, replace, and redesign existing infrastructure—including flood proofing and flood protection through dikes, berms, pumps, integration of natural landscape features, elevation, more frequent upgrades, or relocation.
5 technologies that are combatting flood risks around the world
Oct 17, 2024 · Innovative solutions such as floating homes, flood relief channels, sponge cities and AI-powered flood forecasting are helping mitigate flood risks around the world. Technology and nature-based approaches offer sustainable and adaptable ways to …
How to adapt your city to sea level rise and coastal flooding
In this article, we look at the three main approaches cities can take to adapt to sea level rise: protecting the coastline with flood defences; reducing the impact of coastal flooding by upgrading and adapting buildings and infrastructure; and retreating from at-risk areas.
Coastal Flooding Project Grants & Funding Sources - Coastal …
Find grants and funding sources for starting and managing your own coastal flooding prevention or flooding restoration project in your community.
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts - National Oceanic …
Sea Level Rise Viewer: Visualize community-level impacts from coastal flooding or sea level rise (up to 10 feet above average high tides) at U.S. coastal locations.
Coastal Flooding - FOCUS ON FLOODS
This page is for coastal floodplain residents, floodplain managers, emergency managers and anyone else interested in understanding more about coastal flood risk and how to improve community response to coastal floods.
Flood Safety Tips and Resources - National Weather Service
Flooding is a coast-to-coast threat to some part of the United States and its territories nearly every day of the year. This site is designed to teach you how to stay safe in a flood event. If you know what to do before, during, and after a flood you can increase your chances of survival and better protect your property.
Best practices for successful coastal flooding adaptation
Jul 11, 2019 · According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2019, there are three main strategies to manage coastal flooding: Using ‘hard’ engineering structures to keep water out of cities. These structures include eg. sea walls, dikes, storm-surge barriers, water pumps and overflow chambers.