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Coastal Change Hazards Portal

Publicly Accessible

Description

Developer/Partners: USGS (N/A)

Relevant Hazard/Threat(s): Coastal hazards

Intent: Display past, present, and future information about coastal hazards

The Coastal Change Hazards Portal provides interactive, mobile access to coastal change science and data for the nation’s coasts and thereby serves as a decision-support tool for emergency preparedness, ecosystem restoration, and coastal management initiatives

Data Parameters

Inputs: Location, date, time, and type of coastal change hazard (extreme storms, shoreline change, or sea-level rise)
Outputs: Interactive map of coastal hazards

Caveats

Provides data for coastal contiguous U.S. (excludes Great Lakes), AK, and HI