14 DAY TRIAL // Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce the launch of a new website, which is dedicated to providing coastal communities with vital data related to coastal flooding. Scientists want to use this page to help safeguard communities, people and property.
In addition to incurring loss of human lives, storm surges can destroy important infrastructure, such as homes, businesses, roads, bridges and so on. These natural phenomena occur both during and after storms, and there are currently almost no ways of predicting them.
The new website joins other online assets, such as NOAA QuickLook (which monitors seawater levels in areas that are affected by hurricanes) and NOAA Watch (which provides data on multiple types of weather-related threats).
“This website gives people important information to help them prepare for storm surge. With this advance understanding and knowledge, people will know how to respond to coastal flooding from a storm,” says NOAA Office of Coast Survey storm surge expert, Jesse Feyen.