In Media: As Flooding Becomes the Norm, City Island Residents Take Reins on Resiliency
Jamaica Bay / NYC - News
May 30, 2022
May 31, 2025
Nine years after Superstorm Sandy flooded homes and tore the neon lobster from the town’s iconic Lobster House, residents see lack of city intervention as an opportunity. One of the several opportunities highlighted includes the Community Flood Watch project, a partnership with NYSG.
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Dunes – A Strong Companion in the Face of Storms
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Apr 29, 2022
May 31, 2025
New York Sea Grant developed an informative "Healthy Dune Systems" brochure to help educate people about the value of these nature made structures and the science behind them.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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New York Coastlines, Spring 2018
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
May 11, 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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Sea Grant’s Bill Wise Speaks to Congress about Disaster Preparedness
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Apr 27, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
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).
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Photographs Influence Perceptions of Hurricane Risk
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Apr 19, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
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.
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When Hurricane Nears, Memory and Responsibility Play Role in Decisions to Evacuate
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Apr 19, 2018
Nov 14, 2019
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.
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On the Fifth Anniversary of Sandy, a Big Question Remains
Coastal Processes & Hazards / Research - News
Oct 30, 2017
Nov 14, 2019
Sea Grant investigators show that the superstorm was not a worst-case catastrophe.
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New York Coastlines, Fall 2017
Publications - Articles / Web Extras
Oct 23, 2017
Nov 14, 2019
Features include: How Does Sea Grant Benefit You? ... Surveying Lake Ontario Basin communities about springtime flooding ... Are you prepared for the next hurricane or severe storm? ... Also Upcoming Events and other NYSG research, extension and education stories.
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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 YouTube: Sea Grant Helps Local NYC Communities Better Prepare for Hurricanes
Jamaica Bay / NYC - News
Sep 25, 2017
Dec 30, 2020
Five years post-Sandy, Helen Cheng says the superstorm “still looms in the memories of our stakeholders, but I’m looking forward to working with groups to help them prepare for coastal hazards and to be resilient for the next big storm.”
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Model Reproduces Recent Changes in Ocean Climate around New York City and the Mid-Atlantic
Climate / Research - News
Sep 25, 2017
Nov 14, 2019
Professor Nickitas Georgas surveying Hudson River conditions on the coastal ice cutter Sturgeon Bay. Credit: Nickitas Georgas
— By Chris Gonzales, Communications Specialist, New York Sea Grant
Stony Brook, NY, September 21, 2017—Scientists have been using a detailed computer model to predict changes in ocean conditions and forecast the dangers of storm surges around the Long Island Sound and New York and New Jersey Harbor Estuaries. Research on the existing model, ...
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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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New York Sea Grant Announces New Omnibus Research Projects
Publications: New York Coastlines, Spring/Summer 2016
Jun 09, 2016
Nov 14, 2019
Mitigating the impacts of climate change and human activities on coastal community resilience, water quality and fisheries restoration are themes that connect New York Sea Grant’s newly funded 2016-2017 Omnibus research projects funded through the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
Impacts of Climate Change and Ocean Acidification on Economically Important Shellfish in New York: Are There Effective Mitigation and Adaptation Measures?
Climate change is...
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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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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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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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Sandy's Harsh Legacy: NYSG Provides Timely Efforts to Monitor Fire Island Breach
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Apr 23, 2014
Sep 18, 2018
In Sandy’s wake, New York Sea Grant surveyed 250 marinas feeling $85 million in economic impacts, tracked the fate of nitrogen inputs to salt marsh ecosystem following sewage treatment failure, and monitored the growth of Fire Island breach.
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Sandy's Harsh Legacy: Infrastructure Failed; Salt Marsh Delivers
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Apr 23, 2014
Sep 18, 2018
In Sandy’s wake, New York Sea Grant surveyed 250 marinas feeling $85 million in economic impacts, tracked the fate of nitrogen inputs to salt marsh ecosystem following sewage treatment failure, and monitored the growth of Fire Island breach.
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Sandy's Harsh Legacy: NYSG Responds with Research and Outreach
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Apr 23, 2014
Sep 18, 2018
In Sandy’s wake, New York Sea Grant surveyed 250 marinas feeling $85 million in economic impacts, tracked the fate of nitrogen inputs to salt marsh ecosystem following sewage treatment failure, and monitored the growth of Fire Island breach.
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Sandy's Harsh Legacy: NYSG Helps New Yorkers Understand and Mitigate Its Impacts
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Apr 23, 2014
Nov 14, 2019
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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ESF social scientists improving storm-warning communications - Syracuse Post Standard
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Mar 30, 2014
Nov 14, 2019
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.
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Two studies look to improve hurricane warnings - Cornell Chronicle
Coastal Processes & Hazards - News
Mar 05, 2014
Nov 14, 2019
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.
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