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Horry Leaders Hold the Line

Horry Leaders Hold the Line

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,...
Saving Houses, Not Beaches

Saving Houses, Not Beaches

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...
Saving Houses, Not Beaches

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...
Coastal communities should exercise caution in using FEMA Flood Maps as the primary indicator of coastal risk.

Coastal communities should exercise caution in using FEMA Flood Maps as the primary indicator of coastal risk.

by Katie Peek | Feb 19, 2019 | All stories, Coastal News, Opinion, Policy, Published Items

Read this article here...

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)
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