In NOAA’s monthly weather briefing on Thursday, they provided a special section discussing the forecast for high tides and coastal flooding for the US in 2017 following record high flood events in 2016. Here are a couple of slides I captured from the briefing. They show that two areas in…
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Because of increasing inundation of low-lying areas from rising sea levels, especially during the yearly king tides, mainland Miami is considering abandoning some of the lowest-lying areas and letting them serve as natural barriers to the effects of the rising sea levels. A variety of options for dealing with rising…
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Today is World Oceans Day! Since the oceans cover 3/4 of the earth’s surface, they are extremely important to providing moisture and controlling temperature in the atmosphere. You can see some great pictures at EarthSky here.
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While many people think of the National Flood Insurance Program in terms of helping people affected by inland flooding, it also plays a large role in insuring those who live along the coasts from damage caused by hurricanes and exceptionally high tides. As sea level continues to rise, the NFIP…
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A new study by European scientists shows that the pace of rising sea levels is now three times faster than in the period before 1990 according to the Washington Post. The story says that “before 1990, oceans were rising at about 1.1 millimeters per year, or just 0.43 inches per…
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Here are a couple of different tools I’ve run across this week which look at the effects of rising sea levels on coastal areas of the US. The Tides and Currents site at https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends.html shows how local sea level rise differs from global sea level rise. The total sea level rise…
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There have been several interesting stories in the news this week about impacts of sea level rise around the country. Savannah Morning News points out that sea level rise is already causing impacts in Chatham County, where Savannah is located, in http://savannahnow.com/news/2017-04-22/sea-level-rise-already-evident-chatham-county. The Weather Channel noted that sea level rise, along…
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