Wind-resistant construction, coastal flood defenses, and resilient infrastructure design: the engineering science behind protecting communities from hurricane forces.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CC BY 2.0 A practical engineering guide for homeowners (from roof straps and impact windows to flood vents and generator placement) based on post-storm damage analysis.
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Inside the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS): the ~$14 billion ring of levees, floodwalls, surge barriers, and pumps the Army Corps built around New Orleans after Katrina.
How restored coastal ecosystems (salt marshes, mangroves, oyster reefs, and dunes) buffer storm surge and waves, the evidence that they work, and how 'green-gray' engineering combines them with traditional defenses.