Coastal Flooding

This is a collaboration between:
Hannah Baranes, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Susana Hancock, International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
Philip Bogden, The Roux Institute at Northeastern University
INSTRUCTIONS:Use the interactive map (below) to set the area of the flood-risk map (right). You can choose a pre-selected area (with the radio buttons) or interact directly with the map below (pan & zoom, then click).

Interactive Map

Click to set the area (red) for flood risk (right)

Pan and zoom this map to provide context for the risk-analysis map displayed on the right.

Flood risk is only available inside the blue boundary.

Flood Risk

Use the interactive map (left) to set the area below

Note: this map is qualitative. Use the quantitative detailed risk analysis map for planning.
Detailed risk analysis: this quantitative map has site-specific detail on exceedance (i.e., where to expect the 100-year flood, 10-year flood, etc).
Asset risk: this planning tool answers questions such as: "How high should I build in order to make flood risk tolerable?"
The science: description of the algorithm for assessing coastal flood risk.