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With a projected increase in extreme weather events through the duration of the 21st century, coastal communities will face a host of challenges. An underexamined component of future threats is the mobilization of pollutants, which can be dispersed by disruptive weather phenomena. This research examines extreme weather threats along multiple U.S. coastal counties. With nearly 40 percent of all Americans living in shoreline and coastal counties, along with the ubiquity of legacy pollutants within these regions, the research is relevant to inhabitants of coastal communities and those beyond. This study introduces the Toxics Mobility Inventory (TMI) in order to inform more programmatic processes for: 1.) coastal planning and management, 2.) the remediation of toxic sites, and 3.) community resiliency. Furthermore, it is an impetus for emergency and disaster response officials to recognize threats and inform response and mitigation procedures.

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