Sentences with phrase «sea level rise scenarios»

While that 55 inches may sound exaggerated, it's less than half of what scientists project could happen in an extreme sea level rise scenario.

Here you will find resources that help shed light on the risks of near - term coastal flooding and future sea level rise scenarios.

But the results can lay the groundwork to devise more accurate projections of sea level rise scenarios due to melting ice from Greenland and other ice sheets, Stibal said.

Click on the dots to learn more about the possible sea level rise scenarios in Scandinavia.

Because of the uncertainties in projected sea level rise over the remainder of this century, Sasmito and his co-authors use both the low and the high sea level rise scenario from the most recent International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report (AR5).

From Virginia through Maine and along the western Gulf of Mexico, sea - level rise is projected to be greater than the global average in nearly all global average sea level rise scenarios.

The report, «Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States,» provides regional sea - level rise scenarios and tools for coastal preparedness planning and risk management.

This analysis modeled exposure to coastal flooding for four different points in time (2012, 2050, 2070, and 2100) and two different sea level rise scenarios.

And here is how New York City's busiest airport, John F. Kennedy International, would fare under a 10 - foot sea level rise scenario:

The red lines show the various 21st century sea level rise scenarios used in the analysis including a conservative estimate of about 0.9 m by the UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), a high - level scenario of 2.6 m (H +) and an extreme scenario of over 4 meters (H + +).

Explore interactive maps of affected US coastal communities for all time frames and sea level rise scenarios included in the analysis.

Even the US government National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2012 US National Assessment Report had a higher estimate of 2 meters as its «worst - case sea level rise scenario for 2100,» Masters says.

Future 100 - year flood zones for New York City based on the high - estimate 90th percentile NPCC2 sea level rise scenario.

Prior research into the effects of sea level rise had not quantified the number of people who would lose services in various sea level rise scenarios, Hummel said.

The study (1) creates maps of land and transportation infrastructure that, without protection, could be inundated regularly by the ocean or be at risk of periodic inundation due to storm surge under a range of sea level rise scenarios; and, (2) provides statistics to demonstrate the potential extent of land areas and transportation infrastructure affected.

Each base's exposure is calculated based on the National Climate Assessment's midrange or «intermediate - high» sea level rise scenario (referred to in this analysis as «intermediate»), which projects a global average increase of 3.7 feet above 2012 levels, by 2100; and a «highest» scenario based on a more rapid rate of increase, which projects a global average increase of 6.3 feet.

The base's exposure to coastal flooding is projected for the years 2050, 2070, and 2100 based on the National Climate Assessment's midrange or «intermediate - high» sea level rise scenario (referred to here as «intermediate») and a «highest» scenario based on a more rapid rate of increase.

The station's exposure to coastal flooding is projected for the years 2050, 2070, and 2100 based on the National Climate Assessment's midrange or «intermediate - high» sea level rise scenario (referred to here as «intermediate») and a «highest» scenario based on a more rapid rate of increase.

The shipyard's exposure to coastal flooding is projected for the years 2050, 2070, and 2100 based on the National Climate Assessment's midrange or «intermediate - high» sea level rise scenario (referred to here as «intermediate») and a «highest» scenario based on a more rapid rate of increase.

Scientists who reviewed the article found that while it accurately described recent research on these processes, it should have provided more accurate context on the timescale of these sea level rise scenarios and the scientific uncertainty about how likely these scenarios are to come to pass.

The bases» exposure to coastal flooding is projected for the years 2050, 2070, and 2100 based on the National Climate Assessment's midrange or «intermediate - high» sea level rise scenario (referred to here as «intermediate») and a «highest» scenario based on a more rapid rate of increase.

The camp's exposure to coastal flooding is projected for the years 2050, 2070, and 2100 based on the National Climate Assessment's midrange or «intermediate - high» sea level rise scenario (referred to here as «intermediate») and a «highest» scenario based on a more rapid rate of increase.

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