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DURHAM, N.H.鈥擱ecent major flooding and historical tide surges along the coastline of the United States have shown the significant and sometimes devastating damage that winter storms and increased sea level can cause in surrounding areas and infrastructure. The 麻豆app has several leading experts in coastal flooding and resiliency that can comment on a number of key topics like sea-level rise and more frequent powerful storms and their impact on infrastructure and transportation.

Jennifer Jacobs, professor of civil and environmental engineering

jennifer.jacobs@unh.edu; (603) 862-0635

Jacobs is a leading expert on the effect of flooding and its impact on coastal resiliency and infrastructure. She can talk about related issues that are threatening areas along the coast鈥攍ike sea-level rise, flooding and snowmelt鈥攁nd the challenges faced by residents and town officials dealing with related destruction caused by the endless wear and tear like pavement erosion, potholes, compromised bridges and seawalls. Some of Jacobs鈥檚 research has focused on so-called 鈥渘uisance flooding,鈥� that happens along shore roadways during high tides or wind events. It found that in the past often making the roads in these communities impassable and causing delays, stress and impacting transportation of goods and services. Jacob was the lead author of the transportation chapter for the fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) that offered insight into the challenges of climate change on U.S. infrastructure鈥攖he backbone of economic activity鈥攖o perform reliably, safely and efficiently.

Jo Sias, professor of civil and environmental engineering

Jo.Sias@unh.edu

New England roadways are becoming more vulnerable due to increasingly wetter winters, hot summers, intense tropical storms, steady sea-level rise and increased flooding, all causing roads to take a beating. Sias is an expert in road resilience and her . The focus of the work is to understand the combined hazards of flooding from above and below the road. The goal is to create high-resolution models to study the effects of sea-level rise on roadways as well as develop a toolkit to help assess the effectiveness of alternatives. Sias can comment on the effect of climate change, flooding and sea-level rise on infrastructure and roadways, like erosion, potholes and even softening asphalt from record high temperatures.

Mary Stampone, associate professor of Geography

Mary.Stampone@unh.edu; (603) 862-3136

As the New Hampshire State Climatologist, Stampone provides New Hampshire citizens, educators and agencies with weather and climate information in support of environmental management and planning activities. She is a co-author of the that found sea-level rise along the coast in New Hampshire and southern Maine has risen almost 8听inches in the last century impacting coastal property, public infrastructure, human health, public safety, economy and natural resources especially during nor鈥檈asters and high astronomical tides. She was also co-author of the which points to a warmer and longer spring and fall and shows that annual rainfall is expected to increase another 7% to 9% by the middle of the century. Stampone鈥檚 research interests include climate system monitoring and applied climate science with a focus on regional climate variability and change.