Nuisance flooding, tipping points and sea level rise along the U.S. Coast

Meeting Date: 10/22/2014

- 10/22/2014

Location: Webinar


Oct 22, 9-10am (Pacific Time)

NOAA Science Seminar Series, Dr. William Sweet, Oceanographer, NOAA/NOS CO-OPS.

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Abstract: For over a century, NOAA tide gauges have been measuring relative sea level rise (SLR) along the U.S. coastline. A sensible consequence of relative SLR is an increase in nuisance flooding occasionally experienced during high tide. Associated impacts today are relatively minor, but their event frequency and duration are increasing across the country and accelerating along the East and Gulf Coasts. Tipping points when critical elevation thresholds for public works or coastal habitats become increasingly compromised by nuisance flooding in the future are suggested and shown to be surpassed much earlier than the 2100 time horizon for global SLR scenarios. About the Speaker: Dr. William Sweet is an oceanographer with NOAA CO-OPS researching sea level rise, extreme events and their societal impacts.