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Hurricane Observations: On the ground and in the eye

Sean Waugh, NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, OK Hurricanes impact people all over the world, and not just along the coastlines! The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory takes you inside the research behind a landfalling hurricane to better understand these complex storms and all of the hazards it causes. NOAA NSSL’s mission is…

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Resilience – Business Continuity Process

Barnstable County Business Resiliency Program Small businesses: Do you need help planning for a future disruption? A large storm or flooding event can wreak havoc on Cape Cod’s small businesses. In recent years, local businesses on Cape Cod have faced unprecedented economic challenges. A program sponsored by Barnstable County’s Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and Woods…

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New Coastal Monitoring Website Inventories Citizen Science Projects

Communities Tracking Coastal Change Website Helps Public Participate in Science As coastal communities continue to experience the impacts of increased storms, flooding and sea level rise, public participation in monitoring that change is more important than ever. And, when readily available technologies such as the cell phone in your pocket can serve as a data…

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Bringing a Week of Marine Conservation Back Home

Ella Niederhelman describes her experiences in the Girls in Science program last summer. From analyzing data in the lab to time on the water spent collecting it, “I had an extraordinary opportunity,” she writes. And then she brought what she learned back home with her.

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A Watershed-Scale Analysis of Nitrogen Loading from Cranberry Agriculture in the Weweantic Watershed of Southeastern Massachusetts

A Watershed-Scale Analysis of Nitrogen Loading from Cranberry Agriculture in the Weweantic Watershed of Southeastern Massachusetts Principal Investigator Christopher Neill, Woods Hole Research Center Co-Principal Investigators Casey Kennedy, USDA Rachel Jakuba, Buzzards Bay Coalition Summary Cranberry bogs make up an important part of the landscape and cultural heritage of southeastern Massachusetts. Accurate estimates of nutrient…

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Community Rating System

Community Rating System (CRS) Flooding and insurance costs have become a more prominent issue in the past several years as sea levels rise, precipitation patterns shift, and Congress reorganizes the National Flood Insurance Program. In 2015, the Community Rating System (CRS) and Floodplain Coordinator position was created to assist communities with participation in the CRS…

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