Program Focus Area
Weather and Climate Resilience
The South Carolina coast is vulnerable to many natural hazards, including hurricanes, coastal storms, flooding, rip currents, tornadoes, fires, drought, heat waves, shoreline change, and earthquakes, each of which has the potential to cause substantial damage.
How the Consortium Supports Weather and Climate Resilience
The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium supports research and outreach to generate and deliver science-based information and programs in response to the needs of local communities and decision-makers in the following areas:
Assessing risk and understanding vulnerability.
Developing and identifying effective standards and metrics for assessing community resilience.
Documenting changes in coastal weather.
Developing policies, plans, and ordinances to reduce risks and speed recovery from weather hazards.
Increasing public awareness and preparedness.
Developing and implementing response and adaptation strategies.
Helping communities prepare for and mitigate the impacts of sea level rise.
Communicating about the risks of chronic and episodic events such as rip currents.