Hazards: Coastal Flooding

Part 1

Part 2

This week's lab studied storm surge in New Jersey and Florida. I found this lab very interesting because I have lived through many major hurricanes, and it was interesting to see how the data from those storms is portrayed. I lived through Hurricane Sandy in 2012, so I understand the significance of storm surge. In part 1 of the lab, I created a map that shows an aerial image of Mantoloking, New Jersey. This map shows the change in topography before and after hurricane Sandy. Red areas show erosion and destruction, white blue areas show buildup, like sand or piles of debris. This map really shows how storm surge can decimate an area. For part 2, I compared LiDAR and USGS data of storm surge in Florida. This map did not turn out how I would have liked, though, because the workspace was running so slowly that certain geoprocessing tools would not run.
 

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