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Mark N. Mauriello NJAFM Past Chair
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COASTAL STORM HAZARD VULNERABILITY FACTORS SEA LEVEL RISE EXPANDING FLOOD HAZARD AREAS INCREASING FLOOD HEIGHTS NEGATIVE SEDIMENT BUDGETS DEVELOPMENT DENSITY…LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTIES AT RISK NATURAL RESOURCE IMPAIRMENTS EXTREME WEATHER
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NJ MEAN SEA LEVEL TRENDS 1.3 FOOT RISE/100 YEARS
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SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIOS USACE 2011: Sea-Level Change Considerations for Civil Works Programs NOAA 2012: Global Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States National Climate Assessment
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INCREASING FLOOD HAZARDS
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NEGATIVE SEDIMENT BUDGETS CHRONIC SHORELINE EROSION & RETREAT SEA ISLE CITY MONMOUTH BEACH
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VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES NJ LANDSATLAND USE/LAND COVER
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USACE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
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OCTOBER 26, 2012
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SANDY DYNAMICS
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OCTOBER 29, 2012
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STORM TRACK (NOAA, 2012)
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ANATOMY OF A STORM TIDE
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SANDY…BY THE NUMBERS Record Low Barometric Pressure: 940 Millibars (1,013.25 Normal)/27.76 Inches (29.92 Normal) Record Storm Surge: 13.9 Feet in Lower Manhattan; >13.5 Feet at Sandy Hook (1,000-year storm/0.001%) Record Wave Height in NY Harbor: 32.5 feet Landfall Coincided With High Tide and Full Moon Wind Field Diameter: 1,000 Miles Damage Estimate: > $71 Billion Second Costliest US Hurricane (Katrina #1)
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INUNDATION LEVELS (USGS, 2012)
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SURGE AND WAVE DAMAGES
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COASTAL A ZONE DAMAGES
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BAY FLOODING
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BEACH AND DUNE EROSION
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ROADWAY DAMAGES
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DEBRIS MANAGEMENT
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POWER DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE
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POWER OUTAGE: 7.2M CUSTOMERS
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THE MORNING AFTER…
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