Arizona State University Climate Change and Sea Level Change Discussion
Description
The following activity and discussion aim to make you aware of how climate change and sea-level rise have the potential to affect communities in different ways requiring different types of adaptation actions and policies.
Background Information
Video: What is Climate Change? (Crash Course Geography)
Video: Is THIS the Real Reason Weather is Getting Wilder? (PBS Terra)
Video: High Tide Flooding (NASA)
Video: The Worst Drought in 1200 Years: What Does it Mean for Your Food? (PBS, Terra)
Video: The Rising Toll of Floods (PBS, Terra)
Video: Climate Change Could Affect Global Agriculture Within 10 Years (NASA)
Video: THIS Is the Safest Place to Live in the US as the Climate Changes (PBS Terra)
Video: What will the world look like in 2050 if we reach carbon neutrality? (DW News)
Part 1, Consequences of Climate Change (Complete if you live in a mainland location)
No unread replies.No replies.Climate Change and its effects1) Think about three cities or geographical areas where you would like to live/invest in the future. How can current and future climate change potentially affect (both in a positive and negative way) such locations? which problems should city planners and government official address in order to mitigate or adapt to the “new normal”?
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Think about one city or geographical area where you would like to live/invest in the future. How can current and future climate change potentially affect (both positively and negatively) the locality you chose? Which actions can city planners and government officials take to mitigate or adapt to the “new normal”? Minimum 100 words; list your sources.
If you live in South Florida, consult the link below:
Web page: Resilience to sea-level rise and flooding (Miami-Dade Government)
Part 2, Sea Level Change (complete if you live in a coastal locality)
2a) Consider the location of your house in Miami. At what elevation do you live? You can estimate the elevation of your house by using any of the links below:
https://apps.nationalmap.gov/elevation/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bejbej.myaltitude&hl=en_US&gl=US
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-find-elevation-on-google-maps
2b) According to the following website, How many feet of sea-level rise is necessary to flood your neighborhood? (move the bar on the left side of the screen). You can drag the map and find any coastal location on the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines.
Sea-level change projections (Climate Central)
Otherwise, you can use the tool below by NOAA. Launch the tool and select the layer called “Sea Level Rise”:
Flood Exposure Visualization Tool (NOAA)
2c). When do you expect your neighborhood to flood? Use the visualization tool below to consider different scenarios of CO2 emissions (go to Projections and choose among different scenarios, Event: sea level):
Sea-level change projections (Climate Central)
2c) Which challenges will your city face with rising sea levels? (other than flooding!)
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