After Hurricane Sandy: North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study (NACCS) - East Coast Flooding and Storm Surge, High-Risk Areas, Flood Plains and Land Use, Climate Change and Global Warming Sea Rise

This is a print replica reproduction of the main report and appendices A through C of the important North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study (NACCS), produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and released in January 2015. As a bonus, this compilation includes the PM ebook, Complete Guide to Hurricane Sandy.

Contents: NACCS Main Report, Appendix A, Engineering, Appendix B, Economics and Social Analyses, Appendix C, Planning Analyses

The NACCS was the result of a two-year study to address coastal storm and flood risk to vulnerable populations, property, ecosystems, and infrastructure in areas of the North Atlantic region of the United States affected by Hurricane Sandy. It is designed to help local communities better understand changing flood risks associated with climate change and to provide tools to help those communities better prepare for future flood risks. It builds on lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy and attempts to bring to bear the latest scientific information available for state, local, and tribal planners. The conclusions of the study include the importance of land use planning, wise use of floodplains, and strategic retreat as cost-effective risk management tactics; the value in considering the full array of risk reduction measures (e.g., nonstructural, structural, natural and nature-based, and programmatic) in project planning and combining measures, where appropriate; the need for greater institutional alignment and financing; better use of pre-storm planning and post-storm monitoring tools; and better education on flood risk and the availability of flood risk management solutions. “The North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study is an unprecedented effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in collaboration with our partners to develop a coastal plan that considers future sea levels and climate change,” said Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. “The report provides a framework for communities that will arm them for the reality of future extreme weather.” The report also identifies nine high-risk areas along the Northeast coast that warrant additional analysis. These are (in no particular order): Rhode Island Coastline; Connecticut Coastline; New York-New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries; Nassau County Back Bays, New York; New Jersey Back Bays; Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast; City of Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, DC; and City of Norfolk, Virginia.

Complete Guide to Hurricane Sandy: This comprehensive ebook provides authoritative rebuilding and recovery information, plus detailed historical meteorological data, about Hurricane Sandy. This compilation features the major federal report on rebuilding and recovery, the Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, plus reports and material from the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service analyzing the science of the storm. Superstorm Sandy caused catastrophic damage and many human casualties when it struck the East Coast of the United States on October 29, 2012. Part 1: Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force * Part 2: Tropical Cyclone Report - Hurricane Sandy (NHC) * Part 3: Service Assessment Hurricane/Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy (NOAA/NWS) * Part 4: New England Effects from the Hurricane Sandy Hybrid Storm