Mark N. Mauriello NJAFM Past Chair
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
NJ MEAN SEA LEVEL TRENDS 1.3 FOOT RISE/100 YEARS
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
INCREASING FLOOD HAZARDS
NEGATIVE SEDIMENT BUDGETS CHRONIC SHORELINE EROSION & RETREAT SEA ISLE CITY MONMOUTH BEACH
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES NJ LANDSATLAND USE/LAND COVER
USACE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
OCTOBER 26, 2012
SANDY DYNAMICS
OCTOBER 29, 2012
STORM TRACK (NOAA, 2012)
ANATOMY OF A STORM TIDE
SANDY…BY THE NUMBERS Record Low Barometric Pressure: 940 Millibars (1, 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)
INUNDATION LEVELS (USGS, 2012)
SURGE AND WAVE DAMAGES
COASTAL A ZONE DAMAGES
BAY FLOODING
BEACH AND DUNE EROSION
ROADWAY DAMAGES
DEBRIS MANAGEMENT
POWER DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE
POWER OUTAGE: 7.2M CUSTOMERS
THE MORNING AFTER…