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Conceptual diagram illustrating impervious and pervious surfaces.
Impervious versus pervious surfaces
Flooded corn in field, in Maryland.
Flooded corn
Flooded cropland during heavy rains, in Maryland
Flooded cropland
Infiltration trench in parking lot, in Maryland.
Infiltration trench in parking lot
Stormwater trash in parking lot, in Maryland.
Stormwater trash in parking lot
Elevated utility to prevent flood damage.
Elevated utility
Rain barrel on the side of a house.
Rain barrel
Raising a house to mitigate the effects of flooding.
Raising a house for flooding
Permeable pavers are brick-like materials that are manufactured in a variety of shapes. Pavers fit together like tiles and are set with small gaps between them, creating grooves for water to infiltrate the soil beneath. Permeable pavers reduce stormwater runoff volume and flow rate, and increase groundwater infiltration and recharge.
permeable pavers
Conceptual diagram illustrating Regenerative stormwater conveyance systems (RSC).
Regenerative stormwater conveyance systems (RSC)
Natural fiber logs for sale at a local hardware store in Cambridge MD. These logs are designed to be used in constructing a natural
Fiber logs
Conceptual digram illustrating a rain barrel design to stop sediment and nutrients from running off property into storm drains.
Rain barrel
Illustration of a fallen tree.
Dead tree 3
Conceptual diagram illustrating a healthy coral reef ecosystem (left) and a biologically stressed coral reef ecosystem (right). Arrows indicate consumption or other negative impact to life corals.
Healthy vs. biologically stressed coral reef…
Conceptual diagram illustrating the effects of sea-level rise and storm surges on barrier islands. When sea-level rise combines with strong storms, barrier islands experience high storm surges, which increases the effects of flooding and erosion.
Sea-level Rise and Storm Surges on Barrier Islands
After tropical Storm Irene, trash, mud, and logs washed into the bay.
Affects of tropical storm Irene
Diagram showing pressures to the world's coral reefs.
Diagram showing pressures to the world's coral…
heavy rain on a large impervious area causes urban storm water runoff
Rain on Impervious Surface
A likely combined sewer overflow outlet in Bayonne, NJ.
Sewer outlet
Rain storm approaches rural community of Neavitt, Maryland.
Storm clouds threaten
Flooded salt marsh due to storm surge at high tide. Culvert allows tide to flow under road but is almost submerged due to storm.
Tropical Storm Hanna
Coastal erosion on Taylors Island.
Tropical Storm Hanna
Flooding in the rural community of Madison surrounds firehouse
Tropical Storm Hanna
Flooding in the rural community of Madison surrounds historic home and cemetary
Tropical Storm Hanna
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