Predicting Storm Surges, Flooding, and Tides to Help Coastal Communities

7/31/19

Disaster prediction

Enable IntenseDebate Comments: 
Enable IntenseDebate Comments

Over the past several years, severe storm surges, flooding, and other life-threatening phenomena have affected coastal communities in myriad ways. When weather systems threaten the coast, emergency responders rely on high-precision storm modeling systems and real-time data to accurately predict hurricane activity and flooding threats, collaborate with each other, and make critical decisions that will protect the lives and property of millions of U.S. residents.

read more