Vulnerability Assessment StoryMap Shows Flood Potential

Over the course of 2024, the Town of Scarborough has been working with consultants to develop a Flood Vulnerability Assessment. The Assessment is a crucial step in developing a comprehensive understanding of Town vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies to improve resiliency in the face of predicted environmental stressors, such as sea-level rise and storm surge. Scarborough, like other coastal communities, is feeling the impacts of sea level rise and intense storms. The January 20224 storms were devastating to residents, properties, and infrastructure, and point to the need to address the Town’s most at-risk areas and infrastructure. 

An interactive Vulnerability Assessment StoryMap is available to review. The Map includes a summary of data used in the Assessment and identifies Scarborough’s areas and infrastructure that currently experience coastal flooding or will be likely to flood in the future. The Map will be updated with recommended adaptation strategies later this spring. 

The StoryMap is a public resource and living tool for Scarborough-specific vulnerability and resilience information. It will be updated as new information becomes available and as adaptation strategies are implemented.

Please reach out to Jami Fitch, Sustainability Manager, with questions about the Vulnerability Assessment.