Resiliency

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How city and county IT leaders can enhance resiliency of critical ... (American City & County)

Top forecasting organizations are projecting this year's Atlantic hurricane season to finish with an above-average amount of storm activity.

Storm season is inherently unpredictable, and while weather-related outages won’t impact every corner of the country, there is never a convenient time for a natural disaster to strike. A 40-year veteran of the power-systems industry, Spears has experience in UPS systems testing, sales, applications engineering and training—as well as working in power-quality engineering and marketing for telecommunications, data centers, cable television and broadband public networks. [Disaster avoidance software](javascript:void();)can integrate with power management devices, enabling remote IT support to help mitigate power events before they result in disruptive outages. As we move into the peak of the season, now is a good time for government IT departments to reevaluate their disaster preparedness strategies and protect critical infrastructure against extreme weather events. Thanks to the emergence of [lithium-ion battery](javascript:void();)technology (as opposed to traditional, valve regulated lead-acid batteries), a UPS can last two to three times longer than previous iterations and offer up to six times faster recharging times to enhance recovery. This article outlines some thoughts on how administrators can deploy power management technology to enhance the resiliency of critical systems amid natural disasters.

Army Corps of Engineers Releases Details of Long-Awaited Coastal ... (THE CITY)

Construction on the $52 billion project is expected to begin in 2030 — but first it has to get through a public comment period and then be approved by a ...

“I feel strongly that these measures will not help but rather hurt the ecology of Jamaica Bay more than benefit,” said Jeanne DuPont, executive director of the Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity, or RISE. They worry, for instance, that the gates could disrupt the tides and migratory patterns of marine life. On the map, fuchsia indicates projects as part of “Alternative 3B,” the plan the Army Corps put forth. “Anything that’s put in place is going to be there pretty much permanently through the future so making it adaptable is very critical,” he said. They would be located in Jamaica Bay, Coney Island Creek, Newtown Creek, the Gowanus Canal, Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Creek, Flushing Creek and between New Jersey and Staten Island. The Army Corps estimates construction on the $52 billion project would begin in 2030 and be complete by 2044. “We as New Yorkers have to digest what this might mean. The proposed project is not meant to mitigate flooding from sea level rise or normal rainfall, but coastal storms such as hurricanes and nor’easters. The plan incorporates smaller solutions too. The Army Corps had been considering several protection plans, including a six-mile-long sea wall, stretching from Sandy Hook, N.J. After Sandy, the U.S. The U.S.

Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program's Climate ... (California Grants Portal)

Description: The APGP provides funding to help fill planning needs, provides communities the resources to identify climate resilience priorities, and supports ...

Public entities may also include California institutions of higher education, districts, public authorities, California Native American Tribes, Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities (DUCs) are encouraged to apply, Community-Based Organizations. - Agriculture CA Department of Food and Agriculture (2) Support equitable outcomes and wide geographic and economic diversity in applicants. (4) Build community planning and capacity by supporting peer-to-peer learning, information sharing, and publishing replicable case studies in the State Adaptation Clearinghouse. (3) Support much-needed integrated infrastructure planning to achieve community resilience. These grants allow communities to conduct integrated planning activities.

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