by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 27, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
As we approach hurricane season, which begins June 1, Rhode Island Sea Grant, in partnership with the Coastal Resources Center, the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), and Save the Bay, will host training for community volunteers interested in...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
DEVASTATION FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY IN 2012 is still visible along the New Jersey shore, where thousands of houses were swept away or damaged, and it will be years before the destruction is no longer visible. The Port of New York and New Jersey was effectively shut down...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you were to combine the forces of the Hurricane of 1938, Hurricane Carol (’54), and Hurricane Esther (’61), it would be devastating to Rhode Island. The combined features of all these storms to create the hypothetical “Hurricane Rhody” might be the worst-case...
