Surge barriers are not long-term solutions to flooding ... due to the lack of available space. A storm surge crossing over a mile of marsh can be reduced by several inches, depending on the ...

Experts said Florida has done well protecting buildings from wind damage and should now focus on protections from storm surge ...

Image credit: Fritz et al., 2007, "Hurricane Katrina storm surge distribution and field observations on the Mississippi Barrier Islands." The storm surge is usually the most dangerous threat of a ...

Those openings can be equipped with movable storm surge barriers activated before an impending storm. The barriers would function similar to ones constructed in many areas around the world such as ...

It would be dusk by the time these densely populated islands would start facing the peak of Hurricane Helene’s storm surge ... enforcement blocked access to barrier islands, Pinellas County ...