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Saffir-Simpson Shortcomings

Saffir-Simpson Shortcomings

by Bill Graham | Nov 11, 2022 | Coastal News, Florida Coastal News, Hurricanes and storms, National Coastal News, Nicole, 2022, Opinion, Policy

We’ve been saying this for...
Featured Link: Jersey Shore went huge after Sandy

Featured Link: Jersey Shore went huge after Sandy

by Rob Young | Nov 7, 2022 | All stories, Coastal News, Hurricanes and storms, National Coastal News, New Jersey Coastal News, Places, Sandy, 2012

During the last 10 years, the federal government has poured billions onto the Jersey Shore. Developers and the wealthy have reaped the profits, while the middle class has been priced out completely. The federal government continues to fund beach nourishment to protect...
Saffir-Simpson Shortcomings

Federal Expenditures Related to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)

by Blair Tormey | Mar 21, 2019 | All stories, Coastal News, National Coastal News, Policy, Published Items

Andy Coburn’s analysis of the CBRA concluded that the CBRA has reduced federal coastal disaster-related expenditures by $9.5 billion between 1989 and 2013. Future CBRA savings over the next 50 years are forecast to range between $11 billion for a low...

Why does today’s big release of the Engineering With Nature Atlas from the USACE make me nervous?

by Katie Peek | Feb 6, 2019 | All stories, National Coastal News, Opinion, Published Items

“… but let’s be clear, beach and dune building projects are not restoration projects.” Read more commentary by Rob Young here

FEMA Flood Maps Ignore Climate Change

by Holly Duggins | Nov 7, 2018 | All stories, Coastal News, National Coastal News, Opinion, Policy

Learn more about PSDS’s analysis regarding FEMA flood maps here. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How much is too much? Review high price of beach preservation efforts.

by Holly Duggins | Oct 2, 2018 | All stories, Coastal News, National Coastal News, Opinion, Policy, Published Items

Dr. Rob Young weighs in on costly replenishment efforts following Hurricane Florence. Learn more here.
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