As coastal communities grow and severe weather events intensify, there is a growing need for information about the best ways to keep towns and cities safe. However, a lack of monitoring information about the protection provided by natural infrastructure, like berms and dunes, has limited managers’ ability to use them as tools.
A new paper, “Engineering with Nature to Face Down Hurricane Hazards,” published in Eos by N-EWN members Safra Altman and Marshall Shepherd outlines just why monitoring is so important.
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