USGS Researchers Join Collaborators at National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Hurricane Coastal Impacts Project Meeting
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Hurricane Coastal Impacts (NHCI) project aims to document the height, extent, and timing of storm surge and waves as they evolve in the nearshore environment and dissipate across natural and man-made landscapes. The National Oceanic Partnership Program (NOPP) Hurricane Coastal Impacts project was formed to improve predictions of coastal impacts from landfalling hurricanes by providing more detailed observations of boundary conditions, offshore forcings, and coastal impacts, which reduce the uncertainties in the numerous steps within the offshore-to-onshore prediction process and provide ground-truth data to validate the models. The goal of the project was to
Update: Hurricane Helene’s impacts on NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information
MORE INFORMATION NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, is recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. NCEI has confirmed that all of its employees and staff are safe, and is continuing to support them through the storm recovery. NCEI data holdings — including its paper and film records — are safe. NCEI’s broadband internet provider is now fully operational. In addition to the recently reestablished connectivity, NCEI is leveraging facilities and staff in Colorado, Mississippi and Maryland to bring some system and data ingest capabilities back into operation. NCEI has resumed the majority of
Latest on Hurricane Helene’s impacts on NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information
NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), headquartered in Asheville, N.C., has been severely impacted by Hurricane Helene. NCEI has confirmed that all of its employees and staff have been accounted for, and its data holdings — including its paper and film records — are safe. NCEI’s broadband internet provider has limited functionality, and there is no definitive timeline for when it will be fully operational. NCEI maintains one of the most significant archives on Earth, with comprehensive oceanic, atmospheric and geophysical data dating back to the 1700s. NCEI archives over 229 terabytes of data each month from over 130 observing
Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted and Measured Hurricane Helene Beach Impacts
The USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurrricane Helene. Prior to landfall on the Florida coast on September 26, 2024, the Coastal Change Hazards Team predicted that 63 percent of beaches from Horn Island, MS to Marco Island, FL were very likely to erode at the dunes’ base, 50 percent of dunes were very likely to be overwashed by storm waves, and 32 percent of dunes were expected to be very likely to be inundated (completely submerged) by surge, tide, and waves given worst-case scenario surge and timing of the storm. In addition to special forecasts
Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted and Measured Hurricane Milton Beach Impacts
The USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal shows potential coastal change from Hurrricane Milton. Prior to landfall on the Florida coast on October 9, 2024, the Coastal Change Hazards Team predicted that 86 percent of beaches along the west coast of the Florida peninsula were very likely to erode at the dunes’ base, 82 percent of dunes were very likely to be overwashed by storm waves, and 75 percent of dunes were expected to be very likely to be inundated (completely submerged) by surge, tide, and waves given worst-case scenario surge and timing of the storm. In addition to special forecasts
FEMA Announces $25 Million to Help New York and Puerto Rico Communities Address Impacts from Growing Flooding Threats
FEMA Announces $25 Million to Help New York and Puerto Rico Communities Address Impacts from Growing Flooding Threats NEW YORK - As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to reduce flooding impacts, FEMA announced that New York is eligible for up to $20 million and Puerto Rico is eligible for $5 million in funding to reduce flood risks. The funding is available through the Fiscal Year 2024 Swift Current funding opportunity , totaling $300 million, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “Swift Current, a Flood Mitigation Assistance initiative, allows FEMA to expedite funding to help communities build resilience against future flooding events,” said