“Should I stay or should I go?”: Communicating Risk when the Storm Comes  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » Are We Ready For The Next Hurricane?  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » Before a Severe Storm Hits, Learning to Communicate about the Risks  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
“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. Read More » ESF social scientists improving storm-warning communications - Syracuse Post Standard  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Researchers from State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry are joining other scientists in developing ways to improve communications between emergency officials and residents. Read More » NOAA and Sea Grant Announce Projects for $1.4M Coastal Storm Awareness Program  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Sea Grant programs in NJ, NY and CT award $1.4M in funds for 10 projects to improve hazard warnings for tri-state residents. Read More » NOAA and Sea Grant Fund a New Coastal Storm Awareness Program  Coastal Processes & Hazards - Press Release
NOAA Sea Grant announces the award of $1.8M in grants to Sea Grant programs in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Read More » NOAA and Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
NOAA Sea Grant announces the award of $1.8M in grants to Sea Grant programs in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Read More » NOAA and Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program - About  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » NOAA and Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program: Projects  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
In January 2014, Sea Grant programs in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut were awarded funds totaling $1.4 million to support 10 projects to improve hazard warnings for Tri-State residents as part of NOAA Sea Grant’s Coastal Storm Awareness Program, an effort first launched in October 2013. Read More » 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 Read More » NOAA and Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program: Staff & Contact Info  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Staff and contact information related to NOAA and Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program Read More » 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. Read More » NOAA Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program Findings Welcomed by National Weather Service  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » On Air: NOAA Announces Sea Grant's Coastal Storm Awareness Program  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
As announced by Peyton Robertson, NOAA's Chair of Sandy Assessment Team via Federal News Radio, Sea Grant programs in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut are administering a new $1.8M NOAA-funded Coastal Storm Awareness Program. Read More » On Blog: Evaluating Pre-Sandy Evacuation Decision-making Processes Among Long Beach Residents  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » On YouTube, On Air: Coastal Residents Wary of Storms and Preparing  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » On YouTube: Coastal Storm Warnings and Your Tipping Point  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » 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. Read More » On YouTube: Severe Storm Focus Group Study on Flood Risk and Uncertainty  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » Photographs Influence Perceptions of Hurricane Risk  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Recently-published research suggests that certain visuals, such as infographics, can make messages related to environmental issues more compelling, such as bolstering or depressing feelings of self-efficacy in adapting behaviors to climate change. Read More » 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. Read More » Sea Grant Funds Coastal Storm Risk Communication Study Led by Rutgers Faculty  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Rutgers professor Rachel Schwom is conducting interviews with emergency managers of coastal towns as part of a Sea Grant-funded risk communication study. Read More » Sea Grant Funds Support Two ESF Researchers  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
NYSG-funded researchers from the SUNY (ESF are involved in two projects that could lead to improved communications between officials who issue information about coastal storm hazards and the residents who live in areas where storms pose a threat. Read More » Sea Grant’s Bill Wise Speaks to Congress about Disaster Preparedness  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
New York Sea Grant Director Bill Wise participated in a legislative briefing, “Using Science and Outreach to Assist State and Local Decision Makers in Disaster Preparedness and Public Safety,” on November 8 in Washington, DC, which was sponsored by Congressmen Lee Zeldin (NY) and Joe Courtney (CT). Read More » Should I Stay or Should I Go?  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Investigators examine public responses to severe storm threats in NOAA Sea Grant-funded studies. Sea Grant also provides tips to empower preparedness. Read More » Storm Warning: Why Do So Many People Ignore Evacuation Orders?  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » Tweeting in the Tempest: What We're Learning From #Sandy  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
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. Read More » Two studies look to improve hurricane warnings - Cornell Chronicle  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Sea Grant have funded two Cornell projects to help officials improve coastal hazard warnings for residents in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Read More » When Hurricane Nears, Memory and Responsibility Play Role in Decisions to Evacuate  Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
In a recent paper published in Risk Analysis, Laura Rickard and colleagues are thinking about risk judgment and risk communication in connection to natural hazards like hurricanes. Read More »