Interesting diagram of what’s happening on the site of the spill. Click on the photo to see the full-sized image at The Times-Pacayune.
Archive | Gulf of Mexico
New Oil Spill Websites
Posted on May 1, 2010
In modern days we’ve got modern ways to get involved, and we’re happy to see that many people are making sites to help address the needs arising from the spill. Some of the new sites that are sprouting up: Sea Grant Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill site: good general overview and links to information on […]
Oil Spill Volunteer Coordination Website Up
Posted on May 1, 2010
Not much on the site yet, but there’s a new website up designed to help coordinate people who want to help with the clean up from the oil spill. There’s a very simple form to fill out on-line, and they take it from there. OilSpillVolunteers.com (photo: qnr)
Oil Slick Nears Gulf Coast
Posted on April 29, 2010
This doesn’t look like it’s going to be pretty. NOAA’s models show the slick hitting the Louisiana coast late Thursday (reports are just coming in that it’s already arrived) and proceeding into Breton Sound and Chandeleur Sound on Saturday. The rest of the Gulf Coast appears to be at risk, too. You can see the […]
FEMA May Forgive Some Katrina/Rita Loans
Posted on January 22, 2010
Briefly, FEMA has announced a loan forgiveness program for government agencies that received money after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Under the new regulations, local governments that received Community Disaster Loans from FEMA can apply to have all or part of the loans erased if its revenues in the 36 months after the two major storms […]
New Report: More Storms, Stronger Winds for Texas
Posted on January 21, 2010
A new Reuter’s article reports that NOAA’s National Sever Storm Laboratory is predicting more storms for Texas. Curses! “Texas Seen Getting More Storms, Stronger Winds“, (Reuters) Photo MorBCN.
EVENT: Southeast Stormwater Association's Conference, October 6-8, Biloxi
Posted on January 12, 2010
The folks over at the Southeast Stormwater Association have set the date and location of their annual conference: October 6-8 at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. According to the event’s webpage, the organizers aim to “bring quality training to stormwater professionals,” specifically targeting local, state and federal government administrators and regulators; developers, builders, contractors; land […]
GIS Training (Mobile, January 5th)
Posted on November 23, 2009
This from the fine folks at the Coastal States Organization: “On January 5 there will be a GIS training for coastal resource professionals in Mobile, Alabama on the Habitat Priority Planner. The tool is a geographic information system (GIS)-based tool used to make decisions about land use, conservation, and restoration. Different scenarios can be quickly […]
Legal Seminar on Post-Katrina Insurance
Posted on October 19, 2009
From our friends at the Gulf of Mexico News: The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program will sponsor “Post-Katrina Insurance Developments and Other Legal Issues,” a continuing legal education (CLE) seminar for Mississippi attorneys and other interested people, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, at the Mississippi State University Coastal Research and […]
FEMA Releases Risk MAP FY09 Flood Mapping Production Plan
Posted on August 11, 2009
New maps Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for those of you in the coastal areas of Texas, Alabama, and parts of the Florida panhandle. You can download the full map from this FEMA page (warning: it’s 8 MB).