A report from the 2023 South Atlantic Sea Grant Regional Resilience Workshop. The objective of the workshop was to share ideas, challenges, and opportunities across Sea Grants in the region with the aim to improve resiliency programs.
Resilience
Coastal Heritage – Hothouse Planet
Which wild creatures can adapt to accelerating climate change?
Coastal Heritage – Disaster Resilience: 20 Years After Hugo
Government programs have aided numerous disaster victims toward recovery, but citizens, families, and businesses must become better prepared for future emergencies.
Coastal Heritage – Communities Under Water: Lessons Learned from Extreme Floods
Inundations in 2015 and 2016 drove home the message that building coastal resilience is critical and requires changes.
Flood Vulnerability Assessment: City of Beaufort, S.C.
A report by a team from S.C. Sea Grant Consortium and Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments on the history and science of rising sea levels and potential flood mitigation strategies was prepared for the City of Beaufort and presented at a public meeting in January, 2020.
Susceptibility of Public Health Impacts from Flooded Water, Wastewater and Public Health Infrastructure
A method and guidance for assessing the resilience of public water and wastewater systems to flooding as well as the access to health care facilities to improve the health outcomes of communities when faced with tropical storms, increased tidal flooding, and extreme rain events.
Assessing the Impact of Saltwater Intrusion in the Carolinas under Future Climatic and Sea Level Conditions
Scientists investigated the threat of saltwater intrusion in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin under conditions influenced by ongoing and future climatic change with an emphasis on changes in the frequency and duration of saltwater intrusion events with increasing sea levels.
Sea Level Rise Adaptation Report for Beaufort County, South Carolina
Beaufort County is a low-lying coastal county with a high vulnerability to flooding and other coastal hazards. Residents have already noticed the effects of rising sea levels; however, the County is finding it difficult to effectively plan given the compounding uncertainties about sea-level rise and its consequences on the human environment.
South Carolina Guide to Beachfront Property
Current and prospective homeowners will learn about common coastal hazards, such as chronic erosion, storm-driven erosion, and flooding. Also included are important state regulations for construction and renovation of properties on the beachfront and criteria for repairing or rebuilding after a storm event.