{"id":15045,"date":"2019-07-11T16:05:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T20:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=15045"},"modified":"2019-10-18T15:44:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:44:38","slug":"noaa-outlook-shows-importance-flood-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/15045\/noaa-outlook-shows-importance-flood-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA Outlook Shows Importance Of Flood Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recent news from the NOAA about rainfall and coastal tide\nchanges has shown the importance of water leak \/ flood monitoring to help\nprotect against water leak damage. Nearly every building has smoke and fire\nalarms to protect against fire and smoke damages, however many buildings don\u2019t\nalso install proactive water leak detection. Based on recent weather trends, it\nis vital to help protect your building, facility, and assets against water\ndamage caused by storms and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States is getting wetter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The previous 12 months have been the wettest on record, breaking previous records for precipitation<\/a>. As the linked article from the NOAA notes, the record for precipitation for the last year has hit an all-time high for the third consecutive time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heavy rain can impact your business and facility in a wide\nnumber of ways. Damaged roof shingles can cause a water leak in your attic or\nupper floors; in many instances these leaks go undetected until it\u2019s too late since\nmany attics are used as storage areas and are unmanned. Likewise, foundation\ncracks can lead to leaks in your basement or lower levels. Just as with attics,\nthese areas are often overlooked when it comes to walkthroughs and damage can\nbe significant if the water isn\u2019t detected in a timely manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sewer and drainage pipes may become overwhelmed with the influx\nof heavy rain, causing backups and flooding into your building. When this\nhappens, getting an instant alert to the presence of water in your facility can\nmean the difference between a quick cleanup, and needing to shut your business down\nfor remediation and getting your insurance company involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The risk of internal flooding and water damage is just as high\nand is present year-round. Burst pipes, broken toilets and construction accidents\ncan quickly introduce water into your facility. If a leak happens in a server\nroom or storage warehouse, the damage could be catastrophic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The risk of flooding in coastal regions is increasing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another recent NOAA report noted they have identified more than 40 locations where coastal flooding is increasing<\/a>, causing several issues that will impact facilities located near the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relative sea level increases are contributing to flooding\nconcerns, as it no longer takes a hurricane or strong storm to cause higher\nwater levels that impact commercial and residential areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coastal flooding also impacts sewer and drainage systems that\nserve areas that aren\u2019t located near the coast. When these systems are flooded\nwith water, they don\u2019t allow other areas to drain properly. As a result,\nwater-logged streets, basements, and lower levels in buildings will become far\nmore commonplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat has been on the rise<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The weather pattern and climate changes that are impacting\ncoastal regions have a far greater reach than just the East and West Coast.\nTemperatures are gradually rising, leading to extended heat waves that tax\ninfrastructure and cause power outages. When HVAC goes down, temperatures and\nhumidity spike, leading to conditions that cause server and hard drive failure\nalong with mold growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record-high temperatures in California and Alaska have\nalready been broken this year, and experts predict those records won\u2019t stand\nfor very long. When temperatures reach record highs, your facility has a much\nsmaller window to failure, as critical equipment and areas will overheat far\nmore quickly. This leaves you with precious little time to react and put\npreventative measures in place to protect your assets as best as you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can Room Alert help protect you against\nenvironment-related damage?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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When the weather causes environment factors to reach\ndangerous levels, the easiest and best way to protect your facility is to install\nproactive environment monitoring before extreme weather hits. Room Alert monitors,\nsensors and software help monitor factors such as temperature, humidity, flood,\npower, smoke and more to help alert you the moment an environment factor starts\nto reach critical levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Room Alert ecosystem is designed to be fully customizable,\ngiving each organization the ability to mix and match sensors to fit their\nexact monitoring needs. Every facility will have different monitoring criteria\nbased on their size and location, and with monitors starting at under $200,\nthere\u2019s a Room Alert solution for every situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By installing proactive environment monitoring and creating\nalerts based on the critical factors that could impact you the most, your\norganization will be able to quickly respond to nearly any factor that could\ncase downtime and revenue loss. In the rare instances of an overwhelming event,\nsuch as a hurricane or blizzard, you will have a baseline of when factors began\nto impact your server room, data center, freezer, warehouse or any other\ncritical facility, and allowing you to recover much faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With precipitation, water levels and temperature all on the rise, the question isn\u2019t if your organization can afford installing Room Alert proactive environment monitoring\u2026 it\u2019s if you can afford NOT<\/strong> to. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recent news from the NOAA about rainfall and coastal tide changes has shown the importance of water leak \/ flood monitoring to help protect against water leak damage. Nearly every building has smoke and fire alarms to protect against fire and smoke damages, however many buildings don\u2019t also install proactive water leak detection. Based on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[20],"tags":[57,76,85],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n