The Chester Climate Adaptation Team produced this series of 11 interactive Google Maps to assess the risk to the City’s population, infrastructure, and environment from varying levels of flooding. The NOAA Sea Level and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) storm surge models help visualize inundation from categories 1-4 hurricane storm surge using newly analyzed LiDAR elevations. FEMA 100 and 500 year flood maps are also available for comparison.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 class of the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. The 85 early-career professionals selected will be placed in federal government offices throughout Washington, D.C., and join the over 1,600 individuals who have participated in the program since its inception in 1979.
Sea Grant announces $19 million in federal funding opportunities to address the prevention and removal of marine debris. These opportunities are a component of nearly $3 billion in targeted investments for NOAA in the areas of habitat restoration, coastal resilience and weather forecasting infrastructure through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are increasingly detected in surface water and groundwater, posing risks to the Nation’s drinking waters and aquatic life. Over the last three years, Sea Grant has been building its CEC-focused research portfolio and supporting projects that serve locally-derived information needs.Â