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A flood-mapping project developed by 最靠谱的网赌软件 researchers is being featured on WHRO's “十字路口”系列, which explores how coastal Virginia is coping with rising waters caused by climate change.
这在南汉普顿路至关重要. According to WHRO's reporting, sea levels around southeast Virginia have risen 在过去的一个世纪里大约增加了20英寸 预计会上升 到2100年将近7英尺 - - - 大西洋沿岸速度最快.
"The web map clearly shows that many of the most socially vulnerable neighborhoods, most of which were historically disadvantaged through redlining and other discriminatory practices, will be substantially impacted by sea level rise and flooding in the future,乔治·麦克劳德说, ODU地理空间科学中心主任, 教育与分析(GeoSEA).
The roots of ODU's flood-mapping project can be traced to 2019, 当安妮·菲利普斯, special assistant to the governor for coastal adaptation and protection, asked for ODU's assistance in modeling and mapping sea level rise for coastal Virginia. The request came in response to an executive order from Gov. Ralph Northam that required the development of a Coastal 弹性 Master Plan. 诺瑟姆透露， 计划 12月. 7.
GeoSEA developed data for future time intervals (2040, 2060, 2080年)，显示了陆地面积, streets and buildings forecast to be flooded either permanently or frequently by sea level rise and storms, 麦克劳德说.
"We next envisioned how we might leverage and combine these data with other data and information to provide greater value and more insight for the community,麦克劳德说.
The team worked to identify neighborhoods and communities - particularly those with economically disadvantaged and medically fragile populations - that are often the most acutely impacted by flooding, with an eye toward mitigating risks before events occur.
ODU became involved with the "At A Crossroads" project, which is supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, after WHRO reporter Sam Turken came upon GeoSEA's 2020 report, "Future Sea Level and Recurrent Flooding Risk for 弗吉尼亚海岸."
"A long phone call with Sam revealed that he had similar ideas about the importance of using our flooding data and maps to illuminate the hazard presented to our most vulnerable community members,麦克劳德说.
ODU同意与世卫组织合作开发一份网络地图, 也许未来还会有一系列网络地图, that help educate the Hampton Roads community and support the "At A Crossroads" project, 麦克劳德说.
GeoSEA Center GIS Analyst Chris Davis created the map that was embedded in the project website.
"His map combines all of the aforementioned sea level rise and flood modeling data with data layers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that show the locations of the most socially vulnerable populations in Hampton Roads,麦克劳德说. "He also combined historical redlining data from University of Richmond Digital Scholarship Lab that reveal neighborhoods that were long the subject of discriminatory and disadvantageous lending practices.
"The combination and map visualization of these data helps to pinpoint those communities that might suffer most from the hazards posed by recurrent and incessant flooding."
麦克劳德说 ODU's Institute for 沿海适应 and 弹性 (ICAR) plays an integral role in supporting GeoSEA's work and flooding resilience research. ICAR领导团队成员, 包括汤姆·艾伦, 约书亚原意, Carol Considine和Wie Yusef, 提供持续的创意和项目资助, 他补充说.
展望未来, 麦克劳德说 he has discussed with WHRO the possibly of expanding the web map and research to all of coastal Virginia and possibly other vulnerable areas throughout the country.
"We strongly encourage the use of these data and maps to identify areas of elevated risk and to inform the prioritization of high-resolution and ultra-localized flooding research and mitigation efforts,他说. “额外的局部影响分析, 在邻域尺度上, should include comprehensive community population studies and specific asset inventories which are both necessary for identifying and quantifying flood-related risks and the potential cost of response."
