10 am EST: #Nicole expected to strengthen. Hurricane Warning has been issued for portions of the east coast of Florida. See Key Messages below and visit hurricanes.gov for details.

Tropical Storm Nicole's track shifts west, Level 2 risk for NC in place Friday wral.com/tropical-storm…

I had the opportunity to present the compound flood modeling work I've been doing in the Carolinas at the official software release of SFINCS Deltares! Excited for the possibilities with this super-fast model 😊

Vesta North Carolina is seeking a permit to place about 20,000 cubic yards of ground olivine in the nearshore waters 1,500 feet from the shoreline of Duck to study on a small scale the ability of the material to mitigate the impacts of climate change. coastalreview.org/2022/11/carbon…

Town officials announced Tuesday that the planned $7.4 million beach nourishment project expected to begin in Duck this month is delayed until possibly mid-March 2023. coastalreview.org/2022/11/ducks-…

A recent study has shown that storms classified as Category 1 hurricanes have been intensifying around the world from 1991 to 2020, something that researchers say is tied to global climate change. coastalreview.org/2022/12/weak-t…

New research just dropped from UNC Dept of Earth, Marine & Environmental Sciences 🙌

Great presentation by Thomas Thelen today at #AGU22 showing how our Sunny Day Flooding Project sensors are collecting data that help to evaluate flood models 🌊

I'm presenting compound flood modeling results for Hurricane Florence today at #AGU22 I wish I had made a Lego version of the rain rate like NASA did for Irma! Maybe next year 😆 #H3SatAGU

Registration for the annual WRRI conference taking place March 22-23 is now open! Join us at the McKimmon Center on NCSU's campus for for two days of learning about the latest research, while networking with others from across the industry! ow.ly/nzyo50Mvj1B

#DYK that floods can occur after wildfires because the ground is unable to absorb water? Be ready by building an emergency kit in case you must evacuate and having digital copies of important documents. 💧 Get flood insurance: floodsmart.gov ready.gov/wildfires

New open-access paper! In NC, for every buyout, ~10 new houses have been built in 100-year floodplains. Community flood risk management "effort" (CRS score, buyouts) is not indicative of the amount of FP development taking place. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Had a lot of fun with a super team of collaborators on this one (@fldhzd is the only one on here i think)! And thanks to Adam Wagner for this great write-up. newsobserver.com/news/state/nor…

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unc.edu/posts/2023/02/… In the news: check out new research on building in the floodplains by our very own Dr. Miyuki Hino @fldhzd

The next #CarolinaDataScienceNow seminar on February 23, “Imagining Better Communities," will feature talks on how #datascience is used to conserve #naturalsystems & ensure #sustainable #urbandevelopment. All UNC-Chapel Hill community members are welcome to register. datasciencenow.unc.edu/event/february…

The North Carolina Real Estate Commission last week agreed to move forward on a petition filed by a coalition of advocacy groups to add flood-related disclosure requirements. coastalreview.org/2023/02/real-e…

Attn enviro journalists! Wake Forest University is hosting an environmental justice fellowship for 5 days this summer. Attendees will receive training in covering EJ issues, travel costs, and a $2,500 reporting stipend. Deadline 3/20: ow.ly/MXns50MYx6i Corey D. B. Walker Melba Newsome

New pub from the Sunny Day Flooding Project team! Our new sensors detected water on the road 24x in 5 months in coastal NC - flooding is happening more often than common proxies (e.g., NOAA HTF counts) suggest b/c we capture the impacts of rain (1/4 of our events were rain + tide).

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