Sea Leve Rise: An Overview

Sea Level Rise & Bay Area Predictions: A Comprehensive Review ,[object Object],[object Object]

Why should you care? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What will be discussed? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What’s the difference? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Roadmap ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Global Sea Level Rise SLR acceleration of .013 ± .0006 mm yr -2

Contributing Global Factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Left: Est. contributions to SLR from 1993-2003 (IPCC). Above: Est. contributions to SLR from 1996-2006 (Meier et al. 2007).

Thermal Expansion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Contributions from ice loss Present day contributions From Meier et al. (2007) & Monga Bay

Future contributions from ice loss Total contributions from present to 2100 From Meier et al. (2007)

Glaciers & Ice Caps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Greenland ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Antarctica ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

IPCC Prediction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Examining the paleoclimate ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Carlson et al & Overpeck et al

A simpler method... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Rahmstorf & Grinsted

Uncertainty ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Environmental Impacts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Social Impacts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Economic Impacts ,[object Object],[object Object]

Sea Level Rise in the Bay Area

Contributing Factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Contributing Factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Storm Surge & Barometric Effect ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

El Nino ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Erosion/Deposition Dynamics ,[object Object],[object Object]

Predictions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Predictions ,[object Object],[object Object],From Cayan et al. (2007)

Predictions ,[object Object],[object Object]

Uncertainty ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Environmental Impacts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Impacts in terms of land cover From Noah Knowles, USGS

Economic Impacts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Next Steps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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