Republican Journal reports on volunteer storm surge effort
The Republican Journal reported volunteers with the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition are working with a group of University of Maine researchers to monitor midcoast storm surge magnitudes with the goal of aiding future response efforts in coastal communities. Focusing on two recent bomb cyclone events, the citizen science effort involves collecting data and promoting public awareness, according to the article. Volunteers download data each month from sensors placed along the coast and email the data to UMaine’s Kim Huguenard, an assistant professor in ocean and marine engineering; Laura Rickard, an assistant professor of communication, and graduate students involved in the project, the article states.