Engineering
Wind-resistant construction, coastal flood defenses, and resilient infrastructure design: the engineering science behind protecting communities from hurricane forces.
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An introduction to this topic
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CC BY 2.0 How to Hurricane-Proof Your Home
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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The HSDRRS: New Orleans' $14 Billion Flood Defense
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.
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Nature-Based Solutions for Hurricanes
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.
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