Researchers and Robeson County Residents Unite on Project BRIDGE
Learn more about Building Resilience by Innovating through Diverse Group Engagement -- also known as the BRIDGE project -- in Robeson County. Researchers funded by North Carolina Sea Grant are gathering voices to identify diverse experiences from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, and the ongoing recovery. The team includes members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and other community partners....Continue reading "Researchers and Robeson County Residents Unite on Project BRIDGE"
What Can Homeowners Tell Us About How to Protect Shorelines?
Homes with natural shorelines actually had less hurricane damage than homes with bulkhead shorelines....Continue reading "What Can Homeowners Tell Us About How to Protect Shorelines?"
Sharks in North Carolina: Reduce Your Risk of an Encounter
Many people are surprised to learn that “North Carolina is a very sharky place,” notes Chuck Bangley, a researcher now with the Smithsonian. North Carolina Sea Grant funded several of his shark research projects while he was earning his doctorate at East Carolina University, and he now is working on a related study funded by the North Carolina Aquariums....Continue reading "Sharks in North Carolina: Reduce Your Risk of an Encounter"
Model Predicts Storm Impacts on Beaches and Dunes
During storms, strong waves and currents can erode beaches and dunes and create low-lying areas vulnerable to flooding. We use field surveys and a computer model called XBeach to predict this erosion, as well as to understand its interactions with storm-driven flooding of larger regions....Continue reading "Model Predicts Storm Impacts on Beaches and Dunes"
Wave Gauges Provide Florence Flood Modeling Data
Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant’s coastal erosion and construction specialist, supplied the United States Geological Survey (USGS) last fall with wave gauge data to help build a flood map model of Hurricane Florence....Continue reading "Wave Gauges Provide Florence Flood Modeling Data"