by Rob Young | Dec 8, 2022 | Coastal News, Events in the News, Opinion, Policy, South Carolina Coastal News
We created new flood zones for Horry County, South Carolina based on actual flood inundation (which was far greater than that predicted by FEMA FIRMS). The county chose to make these new maps regulatory with a 3 ft free board. There has been push back, but so far,...
by Rob Young | Dec 8, 2022 | All stories, Beach Management, Coastal News, North Carolina Coastal News, Opinion, Policy
Let’s be clear, this is largely an effort to save the beach houses, not the beaches. SLR doesn’t threaten the existence of most beaches, it just moves them. Certainly, there are portions of the OBX where the barrier island is very narrow and one could...
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...
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
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)
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