The Atlantic-Cape May Sustainable Jersey Regional Hub is planning a virtual coastal awareness presentation and explanation of the MyCoast New Jersey app noon Friday, March 18.
New Jersey Coastal waters are changing. Tides are getting higher and nuisance flooding is becoming more frequent. Coastal flooding just doesn't affect barrier islands and coastal communities; it affects all tidal waterways, the rivers, streams and creeks that reach far inland.
To have a better understanding of coastal storms and rising tides, and to show how ordinary citizens can contribute informative data on sea level rise, the Atlantic-Cape May Sustainable Jersey Hub has invited Vanessa Tropiano from the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve and meteorologist Joe Martucci to discuss the science behind coastal flooding and how to use the MyCoast app.
The MyCoast: New Jersey app (https://mycoast.org/nj) records photos and data on areas that experience high tides and stormwater flooding. This app allows citizens to contribute photos and information to help scientists and city planners make better decisions through the data collected.
During this presentation, Martucci will discuss the Rutgers Report on Rising Seas and Coastal Storms in terms of its impacts on the Jersey Shore and will discuss the Community Rating System for flood insurance.
Vanessa Tropiano, Coastal Training Program Coordinator with the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve will discuss the science behind coastal flooding and explain how the MyCoast app can be used as an effective tool to document the changes in coastal flooding.
Register for the hour-long webinar at https://bit.ly/MyCoastMar18. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
There is no cost to register for this virtual event, and for those that cannot attend, the webinar will be recorded and posted on the ACM Hub site. https://atlanticcapemayregionalhub.wordpress.com/
Viewers will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation.
