Presentation for NJEDGE, Spring 2007

1. Brian Heineman - Ridge High School Martha Schoene, Heidi Trotta - Seton Hall University Bridging the Gap The High School – College Connection

22. The Environmentalist Erosion caused by Winter Storms Perform this lab with your group and discuss how storm waves accelerate beach erosion. Record in your field journal. http://myweb.shu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/Lecture123/lab_activities_wave_erosion.doc

23. Locate your business on the boardwalk before the storm. Discuss if this is a good location for your business. Your Pizzeria Boardwalk The Pizzeria Owner

24. Compare the need for emergency management intervention in the October, December and January storms. Use the information on storm surges contained in the glossary on the CD to decide when emergency response is most needed. Record the differences in your field journal . Note: The picture to the right was from the January storm. Emergency Management Coordinator

25. The Insurance Adjustor This picture shows the sand that deposited after the water receded . Watch this video that shows water coming into this garage . http://media.shu.edu:8080/ramgen/tltc/renee/martha_fig/parking_garage.rm Share the damage done by sand and waves with the pizzeria owner. Give suggestions to reduce risks of future secondary liability insurance claims.

27. What Actually Happened All the sand you see here was pumped onto the beach by the Army Corp of Engineers. This is considered a temporary solution. Sand will have to be added after future storms. The red line shows the eroded beach after the series of storms in this case.