Florida Ocean Rise Map
Data from the sea level rise viewer were used to create an interactive map that shows how areas vulnerable to flooding today were often marshlands in 1863.
Florida ocean rise map. 2017 building off of global projections from the ipcc and in the latter case new research on the potential. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps. Miami pensacola st. But smaller towns are also at risk and there is concern about how they can afford to adapt.
Click on icons in the map to view sea level rise simulations at specific locations. Over 1 000 global tide gauges shown on the map illustrated by bulls eyes give downloadable local projections for sea level rise through the year 2200 based on two recent peer reviewed research papers kopp et al. Users can simulate inundation associated with one to six feet of sea level rise at various scales along the contiguous united states coast except for the great lakes. Florida sea level scenario sketch planning tool sea level rise viewer about.
Because of sea level rise tidal flooding in some areas of the state has increased by 352 since 2000 and communities are spending over 4 billion on solutions which are complicated by the porous limestone bedrock that the state sits on. Sea levels around florida have risen up to 8 inches since 1950 and are now rising as much as 1 inch every 3 years mainly due to a slowing gulf stream. Use the vertical slider to simulate water level rise the resulting inundation footprint and relative depth. This map viewer illustrates the scale of potential coastal flooding after varying amounts of sea level rise.
Sea level rise is one of the best known of climate change s many dangers. Map of the united states indicating high risk flood areas with sea level rise. The rate of sea level rise is currently doubling every seven years and if it were to continue in this manner ponzi scheme style we would have 205 feet of sea level rise by 2095 he says.
