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Have we seen any sea level rise in the US yet? I think people would buy into it more once we have pictures of roads and buildings being hit by water at high ti

Have we seen any sea level rise in the US yet? I think people would buy into it more once we have pictures of roads and buildings being hit by water at high tide.

craftyguy 8y ago
Yes. Here you go (from the Chesapeake Bay foundation): http://cbforg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=3231b1004efb4e12b9b7dd79775a8a6b http://cbforg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?app...
thehoff 8y ago
Miami has been trying to raise their streets due to regular flooding. https://www.npr.org/2016/05/10/476071206/as-waters-rise-miami-beach-builds-higher-streets-and-political-willpower https://www.npr.org/2016/05/10/476071206/as-waters-rise-miam...
smacktoward 8y ago
See this article from 2014, about the port city of Norfolk, Virginia: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-norfolk-evidence-of-climate-change-is-in-the-streets-at-high-tide/2014/05/31/fe3ae860-e71f-11e3-8f90-73e071f3d637_story.html?utm_term=.832e5ed3d2f3 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-norfolk-e... At high tide on the small inlet next to Norfolk’s most prestigious art museum, the water lapped at the very top of the concrete sea wall that has held it back for 100 years. It seeped up through storm drains, puddled on the promenade and spread, half a foot deep, across the street, where a sign read, “Road Closed.” The sun was shining, but all around the inlet people were bracing for more serious flooding. The Chrysler Museum of Art had just completed a $24 million renovation that emptied the basement, now accessible only by ladder, and lifted the heating and air-conditioning systems to the top floor. A local accounting firm stood behind a homemade barricade of stanchions and detachable flaps rigged to keep the water out. And the congregation of the Unitarian Church of Norfolk was looking to evacuate. “We don’t like being the poster child for climate change,” said the Rev. Jennifer Slade, who added that the building, with its carved-wood sanctuary and soaring flood-insurance rates, would soon be on the market for the first time in four decades. “I don’t know many churches that have to put the tide chart on their Web site” so people know whether they can get to church.
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stevenwoo 8y ago
Parts of Miami flood during every king tide and it didn't always happen, also every Miami road project builds the new roads higher. (2014) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/us/florida-finds-itself-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-on-climate-change.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/us/florida-finds-itself-i... It doesn't change a whole lot of people's minds, out of sight, out of mind.
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Have we seen any sea level rise in the US yet? I think people would buy into it more once we have pictures of roads and buildings being hit by water at high tide.

craftyguy 8y ago

Yes. Here you go (from the Chesapeake Bay foundation): http://cbforg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=3231b1004efb4e12b9b7dd79775a8a6b http://cbforg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?app...

thehoff 8y ago

Miami has been trying to raise their streets due to regular flooding. https://www.npr.org/2016/05/10/476071206/as-waters-rise-miami-beach-builds-higher-streets-and-political-willpower https://www.npr.org/2016/05/10/476071206/as-waters-rise-miam...

smacktoward 8y ago

See this article from 2014, about the port city of Norfolk, Virginia: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-norfolk-evidence-of-climate-change-is-in-the-streets-at-high-tide/2014/05/31/fe3ae860-e71f-11e3-8f90-73e071f3d637_story.html?utm_term=.832e5ed3d2f3 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-norfolk-e... At high tide on the small inlet next to Norfolk’s most prestigious art museum, the water lapped at the very top of the concrete sea wall that has held it back for 100 years. It seeped up through storm drains, puddled on the promenade and spread, half a foot deep, across the street, where a sign read, “Road Closed.” The sun was shining, but all around the inlet people were bracing for more serious flooding. The Chrysler Museum of Art had just completed a $24 million renovation that emptied the basement, now accessible only by ladder, and lifted the heating and air-conditioning systems to the top floor. A local accounting firm stood behind a homemade barricade of stanchions and detachable flaps rigged to keep the water out. And the congregation of the Unitarian Church of Norfolk was looking to evacuate. “We don’t like being the poster child for climate change,” said the Rev. Jennifer Slade, who added that the building, with its carved-wood sanctuary and soaring flood-insurance rates, would soon be on the market for the first time in four decades. “I don’t know many churches that have to put the tide chart on their Web site” so people know whether they can get to church.

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stevenwoo 8y ago

Parts of Miami flood during every king tide and it didn't always happen, also every Miami road project builds the new roads higher. (2014) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/us/florida-finds-itself-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-on-climate-change.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/us/florida-finds-itself-i... It doesn't change a whole lot of people's minds, out of sight, out of mind.

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