LAB 12: COASTAL PROCESSES, LANDFORMS, HAZARDS, & RISKS

COASTAL PROCESSES & LANDFORMS

Changes of Shoreline Position and Changes in Relative Sea Level are discussed as Geoindicators of environmental change.

COASTAL HAZARDS & RISKS

The NASA Natural Disasters Reference Database has background information on tsunamis, hurricanes, cyclones, storm surge, and typhoons.

Realtime Tropical Storm Watch and the latest news and situation reports are provided on this FEMA site.

Natural Hazards in Coastal Regions and management of coastal ecosystems are briefly discussed here.

The Daily Planet has many realtime satellite images of coastal storms and other weather conditions.

Reports on the effects of coastal storms are provided in the Publications portion of this National Climatic Data Center homepage.

ReliefWeb is a United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs site for news and information about disaster preparedness, prevention, and response. Check the Current Global Emergencies List to find out where cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons, or flooding have occurred recently in coastal regions of the world.

GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES OF RISING SEA LEVEL

Latest Report on the Probability and Magnitude of Sea Level Rise by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is located here.

TOPEX/POSEIDON-satellite Ocean Topography Experiment is described here and at the AVISO satellite altimetry site.

Land & Saltmarsh Loss in the Chesapeake Bay are discussed here relative to variations in sea level, land subsidence, and the evolving distribution of flora.

Effects of sea-level rise on the coastal & other nearshore environments are discussed at this U.S. Geological Survey site.

Sea level change is discussed in this IUCC Fact Shet 102.

Effects of sea-level rise on the Florida coast are discussed at this site.

LINKS ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS DISCUSSED IN THIS LABORATORY

Geology of St. Catherines Island, Georgia is described here as part of Gale Bishop and Nancy Brannan Marsh's sea turtle conservation program page.

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