Coastal Policy and Politics

Coastal Zone USGS- GIS Satellite Imagery

To do coastal research you may want to use the U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey - GIS tool sets. Emergency Operation (EO) is one I find very interesting -
Here is an image of the Haiti coast.
At EO you can check on:

CA Fires
CA Fires (w/ Fire Perimeters)

Midwest Flooding Post_Event Data
Mississippi Valley Flooding Post_Event Data
Kansas Post_Event Data

No events at this time.

2008_Hurricane_Ike

Tornados_Feb_08 data available for download here

Earthquakes, Fires, Floods, Human-induced, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Volcanoes

"Explore critical pre- and post-disaster images and datasets online for immediate viewing and downloading. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Emergency Operations, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, provides these images for use in disaster preparations, rescue and relief operations, damage assessments, and reconstruction efforts. We supply satellite and aerial images for analysis of disaster areas before, during, and after a disaster.

http://eoportal.cr.usgs.gov/EO/

And, I might add to do studies on the natural and human impact on coastal zones.

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