In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Texas Sea Grant has collected resources designed to assist in recovery efforts. The websites, publications, mobile apps and videos they share have been developed by other Sea Grant programs and federal, state and regional agencies and non-profit organizations. To stay in the loop, bookmark this link, as they will…
Category: Climate
Group recognizes Ocean Springs for climate resilience efforts
Members of the Gulf of Mexico Climate and Resilience Community of Practice honored the City of Ocean Springs on May 17 for its exemplary work in the field of climate adaptation planning and environmental resilience. Through a competitive process, group members voted for Ocean Springs to receive its 2017 Spirit of Community Award (in the community…
Carnahan, Collini recognized for climate, resilience efforts
The Gulf of Mexico Climate and Resilience Community of Practice selected Libby Carnahan, extension agent with Florida Sea Grant, and Renee Collini, coordinator for the Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative, as recipients of the 2017 Spirit of Community Award in the individual category. Each year the Climate and Resilience Community of Practice, an…
Innovative partnership to strengthen local communities against storms, floods
(MOBILE, Ala.) – The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and Smart Home America are pleased to announce a new, first-of-its-kind partnership to increase wind and flood resilience across coastal Alabama and Mississippi. This agreement aligns the common missions of both organizations through a shared staff position Both organizations agreed to hire Henry (Hank) Hodde, a certified…
Register now for Bays and Bayous
Registration is now open for the 2016 Mississippi-Alabama Bays and Bayous Symposium.
Hanisko recognized for leadership in climate field
The Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice has awarded the 2014 Gulf of Mexico Spirit of Community Award to Marian Hanisko, a coastal management specialist on contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Gulf Coast Services Center and an Ocean Springs, Miss., resident. Her peers in this professional group selected her as the colleague…
Floodplain managers come together to plan for flood insurance challenges
(BILOXI, Miss.) — Changes to the National Flood Insurance Program are raising many questions about how much flood insurance premium will increase, when those increases will take place, and what communities must do to retain discounts for residents through a program called the Community Rating System. Professionals who work closely with flood management issues in…
Training to explore community strategies for changing climate
A climate adaptation training course for coastal communities will take place Wednesday-Friday, Feb. 27-March 1, at the Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center, 1815 Popps Ferry Road, in Biloxi. The interactive, three-day training course will offer climate adaptation toolkits that will help identify and address planning priorities. The training is for land-use planners,…
Surge, wave gauges deployed for Hurricane Isaac research
As part of an ongoing storm surge and wave monitoring project for Dauphin Island, Ala., scientists recently deployed five surge/wave gauges and an atmospheric pressure gauge to record the effects of Hurricane Isaac as it passes through the area. The gauges were deployed early Monday morning (8/27/2012) with the help of University of South Alabama Assistant Professor…
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