On the north side, by the infamous levee, University of Colorado students have built a viewing platform looking out on the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle, the marsh that once afforded
this area storm protection and perhaps will again if wetland - restoration efforts succeed.
Not exact matches
In the wake of the swim party, Judith Enck, Environmental
Protection Agency regional director, points out portions of the lake are still a Superfund site, and there are
areas where
storm water and untreated sewage flow into the lake, making it dangerous for swimmers.
The study (1) creates maps of land and transportation infrastructure that, without
protection, could be inundated regularly by the ocean or be at risk of periodic inundation due to
storm surge under a range of sea level rise scenarios; and, (2) provides statistics to demonstrate the potential extent of land
areas and transportation infrastructure affected.
For those living in
areas that experience consistent severe weather events, adding
storm -
protection upgrades like
storm - proof windows or wind - resistant garage doors to your house can decrease your premiums while shielding you from more damage.
Even in large
storms an extensive mangrove thicket can provide some
protection for both the shore and inland
areas.
This tweet pulls together two articles on how flood
protections can backfire — one on this coastal
storm, the other on redevelopment in
areas around St. Louis inundated by the great Mississippi flood of 1993:
New York offered coastal homeowners in certain
areas a buyout program to incentivize moving away from the coast and turning that land into greenspace intended to provide
protection from future
storms.
It argues that investments should start with low - regret options, with measures that tackle the weather risks that countries already face, such as increased investment in water storage in drought - prone basins or
protection against
storms and flooding in coastal zones and / or urban
areas.
Sea level rise threatens to permanently inundate
areas of Eglin AFB, including barrier islands that provide
protection from
storm surges.
As the hurricane season comes to a close, TripAssure looks back at the
storm activity over the year and offers travel
protection solutions for those bound for the
areas that have been most impacted.