NYSG's “Currents Clips” Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’
Currents Clips - News
Sep 22, 2020
May 31, 2025
Launched in mid-2019 as a limited series, this collection of one- to two-minute videos immerses NYSG's subscribers and followers into the program's coastal research, extension and education work.
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Zoning Law Changes Build Coastal Resiliency
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Sep 07, 2020
May 31, 2025
Despite more frequent severe weather, property owners continue to build in areas with high risk for flooding and storm damage. However, a NYSG-funded project has helped 10 local communities receive detailed assessments of their local resiliency policies.
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On YouTube: Living Shorelines - What Are They and Are More NY Communities Embracing Them?
New York Shorelines - News
Nov 22, 2019
Aug 18, 2022
Living Shorelines include natural features that work to absorb (lessen) some wave action and flooding. They not only protect shorelines, but conserve, create, or restore natural shoreline functions.
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RISE 2019: NYSG Climate and Resiliency Extension, Outreach and Education
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 13, 2019
May 31, 2025
NYSG provides multiple platforms for climate and resilience extension, outreach and education along New York’s marine and Great Lakes coastlines.
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NOAA Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program Findings Welcomed by National Weather Service
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Sep 07, 2019
May 31, 2025
Sea Grant-supported research has led to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service adopting Eastern Region’s new storm briefing template nationwide.
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New York Coastlines, Early Summer 2019
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Aug 02, 2019
May 31, 2025
Check out stories from the early summer issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, slated for release to our subscribers in November.
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Coastal Resilience Forums: Resources
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Jul 08, 2019
Apr 03, 2025
Being resilient before a coastal storm is key, which is why New York Sea Grant has produced a new fact sheet series for community residents, representatives and planners.
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On YouTube: Debate ensues into how to best protect NY-NJ Harbor from future disaster
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Jun 20, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
Stony Brook University professor Malcolm J Bowman, who has more than four decades of study and research on coastal front and storm surges, says, "Millions of people at risk, billions of dollars of infrastructure at risk and the problems can only get worse."
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On Air, On YouTube: NOAA Announces its 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Jun 09, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
With the 2019 hurricane season upon us, NOAA and Sea Grant are leveraging cutting-edge tools to help secure Americans against the threat posed by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Coastal Resilience Forums Provide Information for Town of Babylon ... and Beyond
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Jun 08, 2019
May 23, 2023
Being resilient before a coastal storm is key, which is why NYSG has produced several new fact sheets and hosts a series of resilience forums for Long Island residents.
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May 08, 2019
May 31, 2025
This is a new series of one to two minute video summaries that immerse NYSG's Web site visitors, social media followers and NY Coastlines subscribers into the program's coastal research, extension and education stories.
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On YouTube, On Air: Coastal Residents Wary of Storms and Preparing
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Mar 30, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
In the years since Superstorm Sandy's impact, the aim of the NOAA Sea Grant’s Coastal Storm Awareness Program was to help better understand through social science how people react to storm warnings and make the decision to stay or to go.
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On YouTube: Hurricanes: Forecasting, Communication, Response & Preparedness
Publications: Success Stories - Extension (2019)
Feb 25, 2019
May 31, 2025
NYSG's efforts are increasing community awareness and preparedness for storms like 2012's Sandy and the 1938 Hurricane, both of which destroyed thousands of homes and resulted in loss of life and hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
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New York Coastlines, Early Winter 2018
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Dec 19, 2018
Aug 18, 2022
NYSG's latest e-newsletter, New York Coastlines, has come ashore. Check out the Winter '18 edition, which features our latest fellowship as well as stories on coastal tourism, flood resiliency, stewardship, climate challenges and more ...
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In Media, On YouTube: Hurricane of '38
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Dec 16, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
On Sept. 21, 1938, the Category 3 storm took Long Islanders by surprise, claiming dozens of lives and turning the East End on its end. 80 years later, survivors recall vivid memories of the historic Long Island Express hurricane.
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On YouTube: A Forecasting Fulcrum: Insights From Dr. Louis W. Uccellini on the 1938 Hurricane
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Dec 16, 2018
May 23, 2023
On October 3, 2018, Hofstra commemorated the 80th anniversary with a symposium, "Long Island Hurricanes on the 80th Anniversary of the 1938 Storm: Past, Present, and Future," at which Sea Grant tabled and provided its funded research on past hurricanes, and shared resources for hurricane preparedness.
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On YouTube: Destructive 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Draws to an End
Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release
Dec 16, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
According to NOAA, the season will be remembered most for hurricanes Florence and Michael, which caused significant damage in the southeastern U.S. In total, the season produced 15 named storms, including eight hurricanes of which two were “major” (Category 3, 4 or 5).
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On YouTube: Kathleen Fallon Shares Hurricane Information with Long Islanders
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Dec 15, 2018
May 23, 2023
Speaking to an audience seated below the historic flood level, NYSG's Kathleen Fallon shared information about forecasting, communications, and preparedness at the Hurricane Forum at the end of September.
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On YouTube: On Long Island, Post-Superstorm Sandy, an Upside
Marine Coastal Processes & Hazards / Research - News
Dec 10, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
NYSG-funded research Charlie Flagg discovered an unexpected side effect of October 2012's Sandy: a breach opened in Long Island's Fire Island region after the superstorm increased circulation and flushing, which has led to better water quality, and reduced incidence of harmful algal blooms.
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On YouTube: Coastal Storm Warnings and Your Tipping Point
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Dec 08, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
How do you evacuate from a hurricane? Investigators of a study funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Sea Grant’s Coastal Storm Awareness Program examine why residents in danger do not always evacuate before storms.
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New York Coastlines, Late Summer - Early Fall 2018
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Sep 13, 2018
Aug 18, 2022
NY Coastlines—NYSG's flagship publication—and its news archive, Currents, highlight news, events and other activities from our coastal program's various research, extension and education endeavors throughout NY's marine and Great Lakes waters.
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On Air: NOAA Updates its 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook, Provides Snapshot of 2017 Season
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Sep 10, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
NOAA forecasters lower Atlantic hurricane season prediction; Preparedness still key as more storms expected to develop
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Sep 10, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
Investigators examine public responses to severe storm threats in NOAA Sea Grant-funded studies. Sea Grant also provides tips to empower preparedness.
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Sea Grant Speaks of Coastal Stewardship, Awareness and Climate Education Along NYC's Shoreline
NYC - News
Sep 07, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
Sea Grant highlights some of its recent coastal education and climate awareness efforts in and around New York City, including support for the Waterfront Alliance's annual City of Water Day and Waterfront Conference.
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Before a Severe Storm Hits, Learning to Communicate about the Risks
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Aug 14, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
“Is Storm Surge Scary?” an article describing research results, has been published in the September 2018 issue of the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
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Two from New York Become Coastal Storms Research Fellows
Education / Research - News
Oct 08, 2017
Jul 15, 2020
In this unique one-year program, Fellows work with academic advisors and outreach mentors who offer guidance ranging from input on framing research question to communicating results to target audiences, and ensuring their research leads to broader societal impacts.
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Effects of a Superstorm Linger: Four Years after Sandy
Marine Coastal Processes & Hazards / Research - News
Oct 08, 2017
Nov 14, 2019
Graduate student Tyler Abruzzo and research technician Josh Zacharias picking through a heavily-vegetated trawl during a field sample. Credit: Michael Frisk
— By Barbara A. Branca
Stony Brook, NY, January 10, 2017 - When Superstorm Sandy tore a breach in the barrier island that protects Long Island’s Great South Bay, how was the Bay’s ecosystem affected? This complex question was answered in part by a NYSG research project: “Effects of a storm-induced b...
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On YouTube: K to Gray Education - Resources From New York and Beyond
Education - News
Oct 08, 2017
Dec 30, 2020
An interactive online feature showcases the value and impact of Sea Grant education program from coast-to-coast, highlighting activities for youth, university and adult levels from Sea Grant's network of 33 U.S. programs.
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On Air, On YouTube: Sea Grant Shows How We Can Best Prepare For the Next Severe Storm
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Jun 28, 2016
Dec 29, 2020
Covered in the hour-long interview with NYSG's Director Bill Wise, among other things, was Sea Grant's efforts to make people more aware of severe storms and how best to prepare for them.
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On Air, On YouTube: NYC Installs New Signs to Raise Awareness at Start of Atlantic Hurricane Season
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Jun 28, 2016
Dec 29, 2020
In mid-May 2016, the first of 20 New York City-wide "High Water Mark" signs went up. The ongoing educational campaign to raise coastal storm awareness, for which NYSG is a partner, is in tandem with an effort to revise the City's coastal storm evacuation signs.
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“Should I stay or should I go?”: Communicating Risk when the Storm Comes
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Jun 27, 2016
Dec 29, 2020
A new video by Sea Grant summarizing research from 10 NOAA-funded social science projects will be screened during the day and evening on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the Long Beach Library on Long Island, NY.
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NOAA Predicts Near-normal 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release
May 27, 2016
Dec 29, 2020
Near-normal prediction for 2016 Hurricane Season suggests more activity in Atlantic possible than last three below-normal years; Sea Grant programs in NY, NJ, CT produce video on Coastal Storm Awareness.
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NOAA and Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program - About
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
May 18, 2016
Oct 29, 2021
NOAA Sea Grant funded $1.8M in grants as part of the Coastal Storm Awareness Program, which is administered by Sea Grant programs in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
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On YouTube: NOAA Sea Grant Coastal Storm Awareness Program Comes Ashore
Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release
May 17, 2016
Dec 29, 2020
Documentary Short to educate Emergency Managers, empower Coastal Communities; Points to resources from NOAA's NWS; FEMA; NYC Office of Emergency Management, more.
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Workshops Set to Address Future Lake Ontario Weather Extremes in NY
Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release
Oct 26, 2015
Nov 14, 2019
Public stakeholders in the region invited to share thoughts on actions needed through lake and watershed planning to prepare for possible future extreme climate conditions and population changes.
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Are We Ready For The Next Hurricane?
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Apr 29, 2015
Nov 14, 2019
Several NOAA and Sea Grant-funded Hofstra professors outline on-going research about cultural and language barriers that may have hindered Superstorm Sandy evacuation efforts in Long Beach, N.Y.
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On YouTube: New Project Underway to Track & Monitor Storms in Central New York
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Mar 23, 2015
Aug 22, 2020
"Our aim is to better determine when and how these storms happen and how we can be better prepared for them," says NYSG's David White in a report by WSYR Channel 9 News, an ABC-affiliate Syracuse station.
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Tracking ‘Great Lakes Nor’easters,’ New Eastern Lake Ontario Project
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Mar 18, 2015
Nov 14, 2019
The aim of this NOAA-funded study is to help communities increase their storm event resiliency by tracking historic storm events along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario.
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WWWhat's Trending: NOAA and Sea Grant on Being "Climate Resilient"
Coastal Processes & Hazards - New
Dec 14, 2014
Aug 22, 2020
It was quite a packed second-half of 2014 for discussions on the topic of climate change. NOAA developed a new Climate Resilience Toolkit and, though several of its offices, provides climate data on a daily, weekly and quarterly basis via its web site and social media platforms and annually via its "State of Climate Report."
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Social Science & Severe Weather: Evaluating NOAA's Impact-based Warning Tool
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 29, 2014
Nov 14, 2019
“Understanding how to best communicate about severe weather is imperative," says NYSG's Associate Director Dr. Kathy Bunting-Howarth, who helped evaluated the effectiveness of some warnings put out by the National Weather.
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WWWhat's Trending: Be Weather-Ready, Year-Round
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 29, 2014
Nov 14, 2019
Whether the weather calls for rain, snow, strong winds or something else severe, one thing is for sure: Winging it is not an option. Here's what you need to know about these and other seasonal concerns from NOAA, Sea Grant, the National Weather Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and others.
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Tweeting in the Tempest: What We're Learning From #Sandy
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 27, 2014
Nov 27, 2014
So far, investigators who have been identifying and linking up some 12 million tweets sent during Hurricane Sandy—cataloging them by frequency of use of term—has yielded some interesting insights for everyday people and emergency managers alike.
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On Blog: Evaluating Pre-Sandy Evacuation Decision-making Processes Among Long Beach Residents
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 25, 2014
Nov 14, 2019
Social scientists spotlight the culture, language, and attitude of people making the profound and often emotional decision about whether or not to evacuate their home before a storm hits.
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On YouTube: Severe Storm Focus Group Study on Flood Risk and Uncertainty
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 11, 2014
Aug 22, 2020
Participants in several New Jersey counties are being accepted into focus groups and surveyed about their use of the various flood warning tools and products made available by the U.S. National Weather Service.
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Sea Grant Funds Coastal Storm Risk Communication Study Led by Rutgers Faculty
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 11, 2014
Nov 11, 2014
Rutgers professor Rachel Schwom is conducting interviews with emergency managers of coastal towns as part of a Sea Grant-funded risk communication study.
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Storm Warning: Why Do So Many People Ignore Evacuation Orders?
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 11, 2014
Nov 11, 2014
When dangerous storms batter coastal communities, not all residents heed safety advisories. A new study by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication explores what factors shape these choices.
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Sandy: Science Behind the Superstorm, Two Years Later
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Nov 11, 2014
Aug 22, 2020
NYSG-funded researchers reflect on the options that NYC and Long Island coastal managers and decision makers have before – resistance, resilience or re-alignment.
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Sea Grant Extension Exchange Offers Insights into Storm Recovery
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Aug 04, 2014
Nov 14, 2019
More than a year and a half after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the northeast, the Sea Grant programs in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut are still dealing with storm recovery issues ...
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Researchers Convene in NYC to Discuss Improving Community Awareness on Coastal Storms
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Jun 14, 2014
Nov 14, 2019
Since being announced in mid-January, this and other research projects under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s $1.4M "Coastal Storm Awareness Program" (CSAP) have been garnering attention from a number of the universities with funded investigators.
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Communications is Key to Hurricane Preparedness
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
May 28, 2014
Jul 15, 2020
NYSG's Web Content Manager Paul C. Focazio discusses what everyone needs to know about preparing for a hurricane as well as how he got hooked on science communications and sharpened his skills.
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