“How Big Should My Water Wings Be?”

Margaret A. Davidson NOAA Office of Ocean and CoastalResource Management

America Was Born on the Coast

Americans Love Healthy and Resilient Coasts

Americans Need Resilient Coasts

Coastal Nation – Even in the Heartland

Billion Dollar Disasters: Fact of Life

Determining Risk

Probability (Frequency)

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Chart courtesy of Western Kentucky University

Longfellow House

Shoreline Erosion

Katrina

Most Vulnerable Populations

Social Vulnerability Index (From S. Cutter , University of South Carolina)

Irene

Climate Change and SLR are No Joke

Greenland Ice Melt

Sea Level Rise Viewer

Managing Risk: Who Pays?

We Are All at Risk

Green Infrastructure

Multiple Lines of Defense

Sentinel Site Network of Networks