Marblehead Forum To Tackle Natural Disaster Risk, Mitigation

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead is looking at ways to help prepare for an increase of the frequency and the intensity of coastal storms amid the climate crisis.

The town's Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee is asking for public participation in a forum designed to help complete its Hazard Mitigation Plan.

The plan is designed to outline a strategy for reducing current and future risks of floods, drought, high winds and winter storms. Once approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the plan will allow the town to apply for pre-disaster mitigation grant funding.

The forum will be held remotely on March 21 from 6 to 7 p.m. The registration link can be found here. The Meeting ID is 858 6875 3085 and the Passcode is 027292.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)