coastal resilience – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com Surface Water Management Equipment Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:32:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aquarius-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png coastal resilience – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com 32 32 Salt Marshes Help Protect Coastal Communities From Flooding and Storm Surge https://aquarius-systems.com/salt-marshes-help-protect-coastal-communities-from-flooding-and-storm-surge/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:08:30 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=2881 A group of military and government leaders has endorsed an initiative to protect the one million acres of salt marsh that stretches from North Carolina down to northeast Florida.

Salt marshes are sinewy channels of coastal grasslands known for their ability to protect coasts from flooding and storm surge during heavy rain events and hurricanes. Healthy salt marshes can significantly improve coastal ecosystem and community resilience.

According to NOAA, salt marshes soak up excess floodwaters and wave energy during storms, and can mitigate property damage by up to 20%.

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]]> Living Shorelines Help Protect Coasts From Hurricane Storm Surge and Erosion https://aquarius-systems.com/living-shorelines-natural-defense-to-storms/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:58:03 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=2790 In September, 2020, as Hurricane Sally battered Florida’s panhandle with a deluge of rain and high winds, some locals said their living shorelines were their best defense against the area’s storm surge.

Instead of a hardened seawall aimed at protecting shores from erosion, living shorelines use vegetation and other natural elements like oyster shells to stabilize estuarine coasts, bays, and tributaries.

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