| 08/21/2018 | 10/19/2018 |
Helen Cheng’s Jamaica Bay Podcast Series Tells Listeners About Life in the Bay | Jamaica Bay / NYC - News: This collection of stories, each hosted by NYSG's Coastal Resilience Extension Specialist Helen Cheng, features the people that work, live, and play in Jamaica Bay, New York City.
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| 08/21/2018 | 10/05/2018 |
Climate Forum Presentations Inform Flooding Preparedness | Jamaica Bay / NYC - News: The Climate Forum series seeks to create a dialogue between the community and agencies and researchers, and share information, resources, and perspectives.
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| 08/12/2018 | 10/05/2018 |
Students Collaborate with Resilience Professionals at first RiSC Summit | NYC - News: The multi-year project builds on local resilience plans such as OneNYC and fosters new partnerships among K-12 schools, informal education institutions, government and non-profit organizations working on resilience planning and implementation.
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| 04/01/2018 | 10/05/2018 |
New York Sea Grant’s Seafood Summit Guides Action Points | Seafood Safety and Technology - News: The second-of-its-kind New York City-based event was held in collaboration with industry, academic and other professional seafood stakeholders.
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| 03/07/2018 | 10/05/2018 |
NYSG Aids in Launch of Storm-Resilient Schools Consortium, Plans for Springtime NYC Summit | NYC - Press Release: Funded through a 2016 NOAA grant, RiSC project's partners provide K-12 environmental literacy and climate resiliency plans for NYC’s schools that help students, faculty and districts prepare for a warming world.
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| 02/13/2018 | 10/05/2018 |
New York Sea Grant Hosts Second Seafood Summit in New York City | Seafood Safety and Technology - News: Discussions at this year’s summit include a variety of relevant topics regarding seafood in New York State, such as regulatory hurdles, productive and resilient systems, and seafood safety and quality.
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| 09/12/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
Coastal Flooding Concerns in NYC Continues Discussion on Storm Surge Barriers | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: With a 520-mile-long coast lined largely by teeming roads and fragile infrastructure, New York City is gingerly facing up to the intertwined threats posed by rising seas and ever-more-severe storm flooding. So began a mid-September 2012 New York Times feature article, "New York Is Lagging as Seas and Risks Rise, Critics Warn," which examines some of the climate change research being done in Metro NY.
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| 05/28/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
Communications is Key to Hurricane Preparedness | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: 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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| 07/03/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
Currents E-Newsletter to Feature Update on Coastal Change Education Materials for Metro NY Area | NYC - News: Liberty and Ellis Islands were both closed indefinitely after Sandy while the National Park Service (NPS) assessed post-storm damage. NPS re-opened the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 2013.
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| 09/23/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
EPA, LISS and NYSG Encourage Thousands to 'Toast the Coast' for National Estuaries Day | NYC - News: Celebrate the 25th annual National Estuaries Day with a nationwide “Toast the Coast” via social media and at Alley Pond Environmental Center's Little Neck Bay Festival.
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| 06/30/2016 | 09/18/2018 |
Get On The Water with NYC's City of Water Day | NYC - News: The Waterfront Alliance once again emphasizes the importance of public access to New York City and New Jersey's waterways via its City of Water Day celebration on Saturday, July 16, 2016.
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| 08/29/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
Hurricane Isaac: NOAA Updates, Reflections on Irene and Katrina | Hurricane Education - News: Hurricane Isaac, which made a second landfall near Port Fourchon, LA earlier today (August 29, 2012) and is moving inland over southeast Louisiana, has many concerned about storm surge and flooding. The hurricane comes about seven years after Katrina hit the United States and a year since Irene.
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| 11/15/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
In the News: Superstorm Sandy and the Discussion from SBU Experts that Followed | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: New York Sea Grant-funded Stony Brook University (SBU) School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) researchers who tracked superstorm Sandy before, during and after landfall made the rounds in media discussions, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, ABC News, the Associated Press and Newsday, among others. One of those researchers, Malcolm Bowman, will discuss "Storm Surge from Superstorm Sandy: Causes and Impacts" at SBU Southampton on Friday, November 16, 2012.
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| 03/30/2017 | 09/18/2018 |
Jamaica Bay | Podcasts:
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| 12/18/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance's City of Water Day: Making Urban Waterways Accessible to All | NYC - News: "City of Water Day is all about fun and recognizing the potential of the untapped resource that is our harbor," said MWA President and CEO Roland Lewis.
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| 06/13/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
MWA's Annual Conference: Rebuilding NYC's Waterfront in the Wake of Severe Storms | NYC - News: Urban waterfront plans have been created and "ratcheted up" post-Superstorm Sandy , but are we doing enough to get the job done? Also: A preview of July's City of Water Day
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| 11/03/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
National Geographic: Rising Seas | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: In September 2013, National Geographic placed a spotlight on climate change in its extensive feature story, "Rising Seas," which focused on a central series of concepts: As the planet warms, the sea rises. Coastlines flood. What will we protect? What will we abandon? How will we face the danger of rising seas?
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| 08/28/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
New York Sea Grant in New York City | NYC - News: New York Sea Grant launched a new resource site in Spring 2012 to document our research, extension and education efforts in and around New York City - www.nyseagrant.org/nyc.
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| 05/30/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
New York Sea Grant is a Force of Nature | Hurricane Education - Press Release: With hurricane season underway, NYSG offers a news archives and other hurricane-related resources, as well as YouTube clips with the NOAA's 2013 Atlantic hurricane season predictions as well as a Hurricane Preparedness PSA series.
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| 04/24/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
NOAA and FEMA's National Severe Weather Preparedness Week | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: The NSWP Week initiative (April 22-28, 2002) – a joint effort between NOAA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), along with a host of federal, state and local partners – is calling on you to “Be a Force of Nature” in your community to help people be prepared should a severe weather event strike.
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| 05/21/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
NOAA and Sea Grant Issue 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook in NYC | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a near-normal or below-normal season. The main driver of this year’s outlook is the anticipated development of El Niño this summer. Also: Sea Grant's Social Science Researchers Help Evaluate More Effective Weather Warnings
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| 01/15/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
NOAA and Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program: Publications & Media | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: Publications and media for NOAA and Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program
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| 05/27/2016 | 09/18/2018 |
NOAA Predicts Near-normal 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season | Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release: 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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| 03/25/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
NOAA Provides Future Flood Zones for New York City | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: If mid-century projections of sea level rise prove true for NYC, NOAA reports that 4X as many people may be living in the 100-year floodplain than were previously estimated based only on observed changes.
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| 04/17/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
NYSG 'Greens Up' 2013 Earth Day Fests in NYC, on Long Island | Education - News: There are plenty of stewardship and green-friendly activities and events to go around, from Stony Brook University on Long Island to Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. NYSG will be in attendance at Earth Day festivals on both campuses, with resources and news on current stewardship activities and initiatives.
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| 07/04/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
NYSG Brings Boating Safety to NYC's City of Water Day | NYC - News: New York Sea Grant's Discover Clean & Safe Boating Campaign Expands in 2013, Reaching NYC for the first-time on the heels of being at Hudson River's Clearwater Festival in late Spring.
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| 04/07/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
NYSG Networks at Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Conference, Talks Post-Sandy Efforts | NYC - News: New York Sea Grant staff will be in attendance at the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance's (MWA) 2013 Waterfront Conference. The emphasis for the all-day event, which takes place on Tuesday in New York City, is on "Leadership for Our City of Water." Features of the conference include a mayoral forum and prominent speakers from around the region.
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| 03/06/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
NYSG Responds to Superstorm Sandy: Storm Surge Research | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has played a role in providing sound information to managers and stakeholders in a timely way. This is a sampling of how we're responding.
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| 05/23/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
NYSG Sets Sail at Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Conference, Reports on NYC Efforts | NYC - News: New York Sea Grant was well represented at this year's Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, held on May 18-19 at Chelsea Piers and other points along the Hudson River.
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| 09/26/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
NYSG Shares Resources, Offers Educational Opportunities at NY Metro Fall Festivals | NYC - News: NYSG will be at several festivals in the New York metro area this fall, providing attendees with kid-friendly Color Your Catch brochures, news on NYSG's education and research efforts in and around New York City and information on the health of Long Island Sound.
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| 06/28/2016 | 09/18/2018 |
On Air, On YouTube: NYC Installs New Signs to Raise Awareness at Start of Atlantic Hurricane Season | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: 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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| 06/28/2016 | 09/18/2018 |
On Air, On YouTube: Sea Grant Shows How We Can Best Prepare For the Next Severe Storm | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: 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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| 11/05/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
On Air: Burn - Rising Seas | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: This radio and Web series examines the causes and consequences of sea level changes in south Florida, the Gulf Coast, New York City, and Greenland, where ice-melt is going to make the world a very different place.
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| 11/15/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
On Air: In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, New York looks at sea walls | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: NPR On Point's Tom Ashbrook and his guests - including Malcolm Bowman, head of the Storm Surge Research Group at Stony Brook University - talk about the possibility of barricading New York against a rising sea.
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| 11/15/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
On Air: Protecting New York From Future Flooding | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: National Public Radio's Steve Inskeep speaks with Malcolm Bowman, head of the Storm Surge Research Group at Stony Brook University on Long Island, about flooding from Sandy, and the possibility of creating storm barriers around New York.
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| 08/19/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
On Air: The Voice of Russia - Superstorm Sandy (November 2012) | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: Post-Sandy, New York City may be able to look to Russia for inspiration on how to defeat storm surges in the future. Rob Sachs from "The Voice of Russia" interviews Stony Brook Storm Surge Research Group investigator Malcolm Bowman.
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| 08/19/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
On Air: WNYC Radio - The Leonard Lopate Show - Superstorm Sandy (February 2013) | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, there have been a number of proposals to waterproof the New York waterfront. One idea is to erect large—and expensive—storm surge barriers. Stony Brook Storm Surge Research Group investigator Malcolm Bowman is one of the panelists talking about the proposals in a discussion on WNYC Radio's "The Leonard Lopate Show."
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| 12/14/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
On Blog, On YouTube: Superstorm Sandy: One Year Later - Long Island Breach | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: NYSG-funded scientists explain why monitoring the breach is important, as its evolution will affect the tidal dynamics and the ecosystem of the Long Island's eastern Great South Bay.
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| 07/26/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube, On Air, On Blog: Sea Grant Educates at City of Water Day in Big Apple | NYC - News: In late July, NYSG expanded its "Discover Clean and Safe Boating Campaign" into New York City for the first time, some 300 miles away from its point of origin.
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| 05/05/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube, On Air: Sea Grant Partners to Discover a Bigger, Better Boating Education Program | Great Lakes Boating & Marine Trades - News: NYSG continues to educate this season with its "Discover Clean and Safe Boating exhibit," now seen by more than 500,000 boaters and potential boaters ... and counting ...
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| 11/05/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube: Documentary - Superstorm Sandy | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: The documentary short “Sandy’s Hidden Damage” shows how the storm has changed the city forever – and how expert’s opinions on what will save New York clash while some New Yorkers affected by Sandy feel left behind.
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| 06/09/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube: Geospatial Literacy: Examining Coastal Change Over Time With New York City Teachers | NYC - News: A number of invited elementary school teachers in and around NYC took part in hands-on "Visualizing Coastal Change" workshops, funded through a NOAA Environmental Literacy Grant.
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| 08/21/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube: Mother Jones - Superstorm Sandy (February 2013) | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: Is the Western Long Island South Shore Estuary ecosystem capable of handling the additional nitrogen from the post-Superstorm Sandy failure of the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant? Stony Brook University researchers, some of whom are funded by NYSG, head out on the water to find out.
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| 08/19/2013 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube: Nature Magazine - New York VS. The Sea | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, this three-page February 2013 Nature Magazine feature article sheds light on what scientists and officials are doing to try and protect New York City from future floods
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| 05/17/2016 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube: NOAA Sea Grant Coastal Storm Awareness Program Comes Ashore | Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release: 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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| 12/05/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube: Protecting New York From Future Superstorms as Sea Levels Rise | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: As reported on "The Rundown," a PBS News Hour segment offering a more in-depth perspective on the important events of the day, as thousands of residents in the metro New York continue to clean up from Hurricane Sandy, many - including Stony Brook University oceanography professor and storm surge expert Dr. Malcolm Bowman - are anticipating future disasters and considering how New York will cope with rising seas and potentially more devastating flooding.
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| 12/05/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
On YouTube: SoMAS Lecture - Causes and Impacts of Storm Surge From Superstorm Sandy | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: During the hour-plus lecture "Storm Surge From Superstorm Sandy: Causes and Impacts," Stony Brook University oceanography professor and storm surge expert Dr. Malcolm Bowman described how superstorm Sandy developed, how it lead to the enormous storm surge that devastated the region, what the precise impacts were, how it could have been even worse, and what Metropolitan New York should do to protect against future events.
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| 12/07/2012 | 09/18/2018 |
PBS News Hour: Engineers Consider Barriers to Protect New York From Another Sandy | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: Content for this Web extra - filed by reporter Rebecca Jacobson as part of PBS' series, "Coping with Climate Change" - was provided in part by Stony Brook University (SBU) oceanography professor and storm surge expert Dr. Malcolm Bowman and other investigators of SBU's Storm Surge Research Group.
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| 06/14/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
Researchers Convene in NYC to Discuss Improving Community Awareness on Coastal Storms | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: 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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| 04/23/2014 | 09/18/2018 |
Sandy's Harsh Legacy: NYSG Helps New Yorkers Understand and Mitigate Its Impacts | Coastal Processes & Hazards - News: In Spring 2014, NYSG produced this post-storm impact statement as a means of summarizing the program's efforts since late Fall 2012, when the storm impacted the region.
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