Maps of lands vulnerable to sea level rise: modeled elevations along the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts

Titus, James G.; Richman, Charlie

doi:10.3354/cr018205

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“…Land most vulnerable to inundation is in Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, and Maryland ( Fig. 2; Titus and Richman 2001). Even those states with relatively little low land have shorelines that are vulnerable to erosion and storm damage.…”

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Climate change impacts on U.S. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

et al. 2002

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Increases in concentrations of greenhouse gases projected for the 21st century are expected to lead to increased mean global air and ocean temperatures. The National Assessment of Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (NAST 2001) was based on a series of regional and sector assessments. This paper is a summary of the coastal and marine resources sector review of potential impacts on shorelines, estuaries, coastal wetlands, coral reefs, and ocean margin ecosystems. The assessment considered the impacts of several key drivers of climate change: sea level change; alterations in precipitation patterns and subsequent delivery of freshwater, nutrients, and sediment; increased ocean temperature; alterations in circulation patterns; changes in frequency and intensity of coastal storms; and increased levels of atmospheric CO •. Increasing rates of sea-level rise and intensity and frequency of coastal storms and hurricanes over the next decades will increase threats to shorelines, wetlands, and coastal development. Estuarine productivity will change in response to alteration in the timing and amount of freshwater, nutrients, and sediment delivery. Higher water temperatures and changes in freshwater delivery will alter estuarine stratification, residence time, and eutrophication. Increased ocean temperatures are expected to increase coral bleaching and higher CO. levels may reduce coral calcification, making it more difficult for corals to recover from other disturbances, and inhibiting poleward shifts. Ocean warming is expected to cause poleward shifts in the ranges of many other organisms, including commercial species, and these shifts may have secondary effects on their predators and prey. Although these potential impacts of climate change and variability will vary from system to system, it is important to recognize that they will be superimposed

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“…In spite of this, most of the existing impact studies focus on inundation (e.g. Titus and Richman 2001;Li et al 2009), with few cases specifically dealing with induced erosion (e.g. Hinkel et al 2013).…”

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Impacts of sea-level rise-induced erosion on the Catalan coast

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The Catalan coast as most of the developed Mediterranean coastal zone is characterized by the coincidence of stresses and pressures on the natural system with a high exposure and low adaptive capacity. Due to this, Climate Change-induced effects will increase natural hazards and aggravate their associated impacts and, in consequence, it is necessary to assess their effects for proper long-term management. In this work, we assess the impact of sea-level rise (SLR) induced shoreline retreat on the Catalan coast for three scenarios ranging from 0.53 m to 1.75 m by the year 2100. Implications are analyzed in terms of affectation of two main functions provided by beaches, i.e. recreation and protection. Obtained results show that CC will be a serious threat to analyzed functions since the expected enhanced shoreline retreat will severely decrease the recreational carrying capacity and, the capacity of protection in the near future under tested scenarios. The actual level of development along the coastal zone reduces the natural resilient capacity of beaches to SLR in such a way that, the lack of accommodation space can be identified as a main factor for the estimated impacts.

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“…Foram consideradas dez variáveis no presente trabalho, todas relacionadas com processos hidrodinâ-micos e morfodinâmicos da linha de costa, A escolha preliminar das mesmas baseou-se na bibliografia revisada, destacando as obras de Bird (1985), Gornitz et al (1992) Cooper & Mc Laughin (1998), Perillo et al (1999), Thumerer et al (2000), Titus & Richman (2001), Souza & Suguio (2003), e Menezes & Klein (2004) e Muehe (2006.…”

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