Network Members of the Month: Phyllis Grifman
Phyllis Grifman is the Associate Director of the Sea Grant program at the University of Southern California.
Coastal Wetlands Provide Significant Flood Damage Reduction
Recently released report on Coastal Wetlands and Flood Damage Reduction uses industry-based risk models to assess natural defenses in the Northeastern USA Visit http://www.lloyds.com/coastalresilience to download the full report. On the four year anniversary of...
Network Member of the Month: Aldaron Laird
The February 2016 Network Member of the Month is: Aldaron Laird. Aldaron is the Principal at Trinity Associates, LLC, based in Arcata, CA and has been engaged in nearly all efforts for coastal climate adaptation in Humboldt County. In particular, he worked with...
As Flood Risks Rise, Engineers, Ecologists and Economists Come Together
Original post appeared in Cool Green Science April 19th Valuing the Natural Defenses from Coral Reefs and Mangroves Mike Beck – Lead Scientist, The Nature Conservancy I’m a conservation scientist and if you had told me four years ago that my team would have more...
Invest in smart natural solutions to counter changing climate
June 1 is the official opening of hurricane season for the Atlantic coast of the United States. But for the millions of families that call southeastern Florida home, they don’t need a date on a calendar to remind them of the threats. Miami frequently tops the list as one of the world’s most vulnerable metropolitan areas with the most to lose from hurricanes, sea-level rise and flooding.