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Assisting with a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
Los Angeles County in California is a densely populated area vulnerable to natural hazards such as flooding and wildfires. Our staff modified and applied the Integrated Vulnerability Assessment Framework developed by NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science to assess the county’s climate vulnerability. Through partner and stakeholder engagement, the team used a series of maps to identify areas at risk of wildfires, projected coastal flooding, and other selected risks. The team then explored how those risks align with social, structural, and environmental vulnerability. These maps and information are already supporting development of local climate action and sustainability plans. This work was supported by several staff on contract with two NOAA offices: the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, and the Office for Coastal Management.
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New Video: How NOAA and Engineers Are Future-Proofing America’s Infrastructure
CSS team members supporting NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) industry initiative are working with the architecture and engineering, insurance and reinsurance, and retail sectors to co-develop environmental data tools that are accessible and actionable, helping industries and communities build weather resilience. A new video showcases how NOAA data products, and this initiative, are equipping professionals to design…
Hosting a Back-to-School Drive for Refugee Children in North Carolina
In August 2025, CSS hosted a back-to-school drive for child refugees in the North Carolina Triangle through CWS Durham, a non-profit specializing in refugee resettlement. With the help of many generous friends and family members, CSS successfully procured a backpack, lunchbox, water bottle, and clothes for 103 children, as well as stockpiles of 34 different essentials, covering school supplies, sanitary/hygiene items, food, and gift…
Developing and Managing Lidar Data
For over five years CSS employee owners have supported NOAA’s Digital Coast data development and management, training development and delivery, and tool development and management through our subcontract with Lynker Technologies supporting NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management. As part of this effort, CSS employee owners process lidar data from many sources to make it available…