Sea Grant

Citation

(1999), "Sea Grant", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 8 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.1999.07308aag.031

Sea Grant

Sea Grant

http://www.haznet.org

In a year when El Nino has spawned violent weather around the globe, and when many scientists anticipate continuing weather extremes, the national Sea Grant network has created HazNet, a Web site devoted to coastal hazards awareness and mitigation. The HazNet site gathers information and resources from Sea Grant programmes, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and other public- and private-sector sources to help people meet the challenges presented by such natural hazards as riverine flooding, storm surge, coastal erosion, seismic events, and hurricanes. The site includes consumer fact sheets; an example of a community hazard mitigation plan from Rhode Island; a report on changes in building codes and practices in south Florida since Hurricane Andrew; a bibliography of Sea Grant coastal hazards research; and an online hazards bulletin board and discussion group.