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11 Hohonu #tide and #flood sensors were deployed across 600 square miles in Lee County, which allowed for real-time tracking of #storm #surge and flooding during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. These #sensors recorded over 5 feet of storm surge across the area - data that had previously largely relied on sparse data, pictures, or anecdotal evidence. With this real-time data, emergency responders can make better-informed decisions, knowing precisely how much water covered roads and properties. This #data will significantly aid future flood #predictions, particularly in areas like St. James City on Pine Island, Florida. Between Hurricanes Milton and Helene substantial new data was collected, allowing for a clearer understanding of how future storms may impact specific regions based on factors like wind speed, precipitation, and storm surge. Thank you to Lee County and Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) for your partnerships

People often ask me about longevity and durability of lower-cost sensor packages that we deploy. During Hurricane Milton, our sensor on the Matlacha Bridge in Lee County, FL not only survived, but also kept telemetering 1-minute average water level data in near-real-time during a direct hit from a tornado. We don't claim they're all tornado or hurricane rated, but we've been at this for a while ;-) and more importantly, the value of having a distributed network of lower cost sensors deployed shines through not only in accessing better spatial variability, but also in redundancy of multiple sensor types.

How often is a #critical access road flooded? For how long? And how does this impact #response from the local fire department in the case of #emergency? In partnership with Woods Hole Group, Inc. and the Yarmouth Fire Department, Hohonu has been helping to answer these questions for Great Island Homeowner's Association, a community group located in Yarmouth, #Massachusetts. It was believed that the Great Island road flooded a few times per year, but Hohonu revealed it flooded 50 times during the first 6-months of installing a #flood #sensor. Often, flooding occurred at night when no one was around to witness it. Watch our latest case study video to learn more about how Hohonu is helping communities like Great Island prepare for emergencies and for the #future. Special thanks to: - Craig Fleming; General Manager, Great Island Homeowners Association - Chris Gloninger CBM, CCM; Senior Climate Scientist, Woods Hole Group - Enrique Arrascue; Fire Chief, Town of Yarmouth, MA

Hohonu has a flood sensor located near the pictured Chart House on Long Wharf Pier in Boston. The real-time data can be viewed for free, without creating an account: https://lnkd.in/gsb8_BJT

The Climate Resilience Network unifies the expertise of University of Maryland – College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences and College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland scientists with the immediate requirements of Maryland’s decision-makers to address the complexities of climate change. Working alongside stakeholders, researchers from this Grand Challenges Institutional Grant can assess regional needs and find innovative solutions rooted in both the real demands of the community as well as University of Maryland's groundbreaking research. For example, the Climate Resilience Network recently worked Annapolis local leaders to introduce HydroNet, a new water-level monitoring project designed to prepare coastal communities like Annapolis for the increasing impacts of flooding due to climate change. Take a look at what Ralph Ferraro, Tim Canty, James Farquhar, Tatiana Loboda, Sumant Nigam, Karen Prestegaard, Sujay Kaushal, Mong-Han Huang, Russell Dickerson, Kara Mobley, Mike Humber, and James Hyde are doing to mitigate climate change: https://lnkd.in/g87bXKtw

We are wishing for safety for all of those impacted by #Hurricanes #Helene and #Milton. A month ago, Lee County Emergency Management began deploying Hohonu sensors throughout the county in anticipation of a hurricane event. Hurricane Helene, and now Milton, have since then devastated the Florida coastline. Hohonu sensors deployed at sites like New Pass Bridge recorded extreme #storm #surge in both events, and others like Matlacha Bridge yesterday survived a direct hit from a #tornado. Not all of our sensors survived, but many have. We hope this data can be used to better inform decisions in real-time, as well as for future events. Disclaimer: The image shown references data in the NAVD88 datum. This data will soon be converted to MHHW, the datum typically used for flooding events, as soon as each respective monitoring location has been installed for at least 35 days.

Hohonu deployed #tidal, #water-level sensors around Lee County, FL to manage storm surge data and flood predictions. Hohonu's sensor data will be tracking inundation through the #Hurricane #Milton event. Check out the Tidecast for iOS data for yourself at dashboard.hohonu.io.

NOAA does an amazing job with the resources it has, but with only one federal tide gauge serving Lee County, FL, Hohonu worked with County Emergency Management to deploy 11 new gauges in recent weeks. The network captured peak water levels and inundation over roadways in real time during Helene, and are poised to help during Milton, too. Data are public in real-time at dashboard.hohonu.io and TideCast for iOS (all gauges are surveyed in to NAVD88 and additional datums will be made available later in October).

What a joyful way to spend the middle of the week!🌊🚀 I drove up on Tuesday morning to set up and host our first-ever Sustainable Ocean Alliance Ecopreneur Activation Summit in San Francisco and am still feeling the joy of being a part of creating such a powerful relational container. Meeting the humans behind these businesses is always eye opening, these ecopreneurs are bringing their passion, creativity, and grit to solve our biggest ocean challenges. There’s something magical that happens when you get a group of people like this in the same space, with investors, partners, and fellow changemakers all looking for how to support each other. Conversations flowed, partnerships sparked, and new ideas were born in real time. A few moments I’ll never forget: • ARC Marine® offering up a surprise prize installation of a Reef Cube in the winners name - and a mini cube! • Shanna Swan, PhD & Louie Psihoyos dropping wisdom about the impact of environments on human health an fertility (keep an eye out for their upcoming movie). • Adam Draper ⏻ and Mike Biddle getting real on who they want to be investing in. • Watching spontaneous connections form between leaders of incredible orgs like Cruz Foam and SeaVoir Wellness • Our field day to visit Blue Ocean Gear, Hohonu, and Reefgen where we saw firsthand how data and tech and positively impact our ocean ecosystems. Also Keep an eye on Navier (and take a ride if you have a chance...) I'm so grateful to be a part of the #dreamteam: Camila Vega, Caroline Rosenberg, Benjamin Lesage, Craig Dudenhoeffer, Matthew Mulrennan, Daniela V. Fernandez, Sabrina Skelly, Samanta Jovanovic, Alicia Hernández Arriaga, Chandana J., Anne Park—you made this all happen! And thanks Corey Sheppard for capturing the magic on camera! 📸 Huge thanks to every ecopreneur, investor, and partner who came with open minds and hearts. This is what happens when passionate people come together with a shared mission—I look forward to the next time. If you're an ocean entrepreneur and looking for a community of support, apply to our Ecopreneur Network by 11:59 PM PDT today → https://bit.ly/soa-enapp24 If you're interested in getting involved with SOA and creating a local space for people to connect with the ocean and each other, reach out! #BlueEconomy #OceanTech #Sustainability #Innovation

Voltaic is at The New Climate Futures 2024 at Newlab as part of Climate Week NYC 2024. A number of our customers use our solar panels and solar power systems to power products that reduce fuel consumption, improve crop yields, track the health of our cities and monitor critical environmental variables. We are showing: Sofar Ocean Spotter Ocean Sensing Platform - A global network of ocean sensors collects data to improve forecasts and voyage optimization, cutting cargo ship emissions by avg. 4-6% Clarity Movement Co. Node-S + Black Carbon Air Monitor - Powers a network of air quality monitors measuring black carbon, a contributor to global warming Hohonu Real Time Water Monitoring - Collects actionable data and insights to protect communities from future flooding FloodNet New York City Flood Monitoring Network - Provides real time and historical data on localized flooding #BirdWeather Bioacoustic Platform for Birding - Records and analyzes bird sounds to aid conservation and ecological studies Read more about these projects on our blog: https://lnkd.in/e2K8d2iD #solar, #sustainability, #socialgood, #IoT, #innovation