Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper
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Provided by: NOAA|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This interactive resource allows students to view and build maps of the United States with data about coastal flooding hazards, vulnerable populations, infrastructure, and ecosystems.
- Students can search for addresses and zoom in on specific coastal neighborhoods to view the data for each region.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: NOAA
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, USA - West, USA - South, USA - Midwest, United States, New Jersey
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Students can learn more about each layer by clicking on the information (i) icon.
- Students can save, export, and share the maps they create.
Prerequisites
- The legend button is located at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
- Some of the layers are difficult to see together, but students can change the color gradients to make it easier to differentiate between the layers.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Geography classes could look at the development patterns and discuss how risk of flooding has impacted more recent development. Students could consider the following questions:
- Should people develop areas that FEMA has identified as flood zones?
- What should happen to established neighborhoods that are at high risk for frequent flooding?
- Why might people choose to live on the coast?
- Science classes could layer "coastal flood hazard composite" with "potential pollution sources" and discuss how flooding could impact areas that overlap.
- Other resources on this topic include this video from WION on rising sea levels in New Jersey, this Vox video on building a sea wall to protect New York, and this article and video about flood prevention in Venice and Holland.
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