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Coastal Communities on the Front Lines of Sea Level Rise and Flooding:...
Last week, almost six months after Hurricane Sandy came ashore to devastating effect, UCS convened a multi-state roundtable on the growing risks from sea level rise, storm surges, and flooding....
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Preparing for Our Future: The Need for Monitoring and Data Collection
Last week I attended the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Science Policy conference with this year’s theme of “Preparing for our Future.” The second annual conference seeks to bridge the gap between...
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Ready or Not: Hurricane Season in a Warming World
Here on the East Coast, the arrival of hurricane season means something very different in 2013 than ever before. It reminds us: catastrophes like Hurricane Sandy are possible. It warns us: if you’re on...
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13 of the Largest Power Outages in History — and What They Tell Us About the...
What gets the most attention is not what causes blackouts in North America and Europe. It’s the system, not a shortage of power plants that is the problem. Take a look at the 13 major power outages...
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Rising Seas and Worsening Storms Require Rethinking Flood and Wind Insurance
In a world with rising seas and worsening storms, we’ve got to get smarter about how and where we build along our coasts. A new UCS report released today points out that our government-backed flood and...
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Science and Superstorm Sandy, One Year Later: Looking to the Future
Over the past year, UCS experts have shared knowledge of the consequences of sea level rise on coastal communities, convened leaders to discuss risks and evaluate appropriate responses, and analyzed...
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A Difficult Conversation: How to Prevent Power Outages in Coastal Communities
When we talk about the electricity supply in this country, we confront a generational transition. As coastal communities repair and improve their electric grids to better face rising waters and...
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Human Nature and Creeping Environmental Threats
To state the obvious, rare events don’t occur frequently. While this is good in the case of large-scale natural hazards, it may increase our vulnerability in the long run. But why do uncommon events...
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Satellites, Storm Surge, and Sandy: The Need for Science to Inform Our...
The following is an accurate description of Sandy, the superstorm that tore through the northeastern United States almost one year ago: Sandy slammed into the New Jersey Coast Monday night, bringing...
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Lessons from Hurricane Sandy for Flood Risk and Flood Insurance
Hurricane Sandy caused record flooding along the coasts of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, much of it resulting from storm surge. Sea level rise means that these kinds of storm surges are now...
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A Science-Informed Post-Sandy Resilience Plan, but Hoboken Faces Challenges...
Last August, Dawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, formally released the Hoboken Resiliency and Readiness Plan to address ongoing Hurricane Sandy rebuilding efforts. The plan marked an important...
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Clean Energy Microgrids, Storage, and Building Grid Resilience
This is the season in the Northeast U.S. for power outages. Severe weather caused widespread damage to the electric power system during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and early snow caused significant...
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#Sandy5: Will the Nation Act on Climate Change Reality?
Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, Oct. 30,...
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This Is Your Planet on Sea Level Rise. Any Questions?
This is the extent of flooding from Hurricane Sandy in Cape May, NJ (left) vs. the area that would flood twice monthly by 2100 due to sea level rise (right)One of the most powerful televised public...
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The Climate Decade: A Global Crisis Unveiled, a Global Movement Unleashed
Paddy O Sullivan/UnsplashWe’ve all just lived through a most consequential ten years. Some decades, like the 1860s for the Civil War and the 1960s for the Civil Rights Movement, are seismic and stand...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy: An Unfolding Human and Economic Crisis
Hurricane Sandy has put climate change firmly on our country’s radar screen. What’s clear is that we are not at all adequately prepared for the risks of extreme weather, especially in a warming world....
View ArticleHurricane Sandy: The Map Is Not the Terrain
Like most of you, I’ve spent the last few days staring at maps. And now that the issue of red and blue states is settled (mostly) for the next few years, I’m turning my attention back to the maps that...
View ArticleThe Wind Doesn't Blow Underground: Lessons from Hurricane Sandy's Impact on...
We’ve seen it again with Hurricane Sandy. A storm rages, thousands of trees are blown down, and the power goes out for millions of homes, sometimes for weeks. It’s so common that we take it for...
View ArticleRethinking Our Grid After Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy is a powerful reminder of just how vulnerable our country’s electricity infrastructure is to extreme weather, and how a more localized, renewable energy system can strengthen the...
View ArticleReducing Hurricane Risk Using Natural Defenses
Now that Hurricane Sandy has passed and buildings, infrastructure, and lives are beginning to be rebuilt there are still many important conversations to be had. For starters, there may be lingering and...
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