Guide To Mississippi Community Markers – High Water Marks

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• Personal Author:
  Vedral, Sonia ; Collini, Renee C. ; Miller-Way, Tina ; Rellinger, Alison N. ; Sempier, Tracie T. ; Smallegan, Stephanie, M. ; Sparks, Eric
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant
• Sea Grant Program:
  MASGC (Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium)
• Description:
  Flooding is a threat to buildings, property, and lives. Floods are the most common and widespread of all weather-related disasters. Storm surge is an abnormal rise in water level in coastal areas, over and above the regular tide, generated from a severe storm's wind, waves, and low atmospheric pressure. Along the Gulf coast, storm surge is often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane. The Gulf of Mexico coast is low-lying, and we are highly vulnerable to sea-level rise impacts.
• Keywords:
  Flooding
• Series:
  MASGP   20-051
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  MASGC-H-20-009
• Document Type:
  Manuals & Handbooks
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA18OAR4170080
• Place as Subject:
  Mississippi ; Mexico, Gulf of
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2adda99d8458845e8e7e8dc5a1d915e90b3858c3ea31e8b0c00a9b24beeb86f7
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/38583/noaa_38583_DS1.pdf
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