Coastal Regions

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    February 3, 2025

    ASFPM Announces Update of Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide

    By News Editor

    The Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide will help community officials address coastal hazards, such as flooding, erosion, and lake-level fluctuations. 

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    Map showing difference high resolution data can make

    February 5, 2024

    NOAA Releases New Land Cover Data to Boost Coastal Resilience

    By News Editor

    High-resolution land cover data can support many critical applications, such as assessing flood risk, developing predictive models, and understanding land use impacts.

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    November 17, 2023

    Upcoming Webinar: Partnerships in Planning for Coastal Resilience 

    By News Editor

    This is part of FEMA’s Policy to Action webinar series.

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    Beach house falls into Atlantic Ocean.

    September 18, 2023

    No Easy Solutions for Coastal Communities

    By Catherine Kozak

    The effects of severe beach erosion have been on full display in Rodanthe, NC.

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    Lake Superior shoreline with trees along left side

    March 14, 2023

    Winners for Great Lakes Regional Challenge Announced

    By News Editor

    In Summer 2023, four communities will participate in a coastal resilience training and peer exchange workshop.

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    October 15, 2022

    New Data from NOAA Provides Insight into How Flooding Affects Employment

    By News Editor

    ASFPM and NOAA are interested in hearing from readers who have used employment data to inform their flood risk mitigation and communication strategies.

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    Lake Superior sunset. Munising, Michigan in the UP

    October 11, 2022

    Technical Assistance Program to Help Great Lakes Coastal Communities

    By News Editor

    Strengthening Coastal Counties Resilience Challenge to help Great Lakes communities develop policies and plans to improve their community’s resilience to coastal flooding.

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    April 1, 2021

    Reducing Development in High-Risk Coastal Areas

    By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM

    Development in high-risk coastal areas is increasing faster than in lower risk areas. Is there something we’re doing as a nation to encourage this behavior despite the known dangers?

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