--- attributes: ~ caption: "The amount of sea level rise (SLR) by 2050 will vary along different stretches of \r\nthe U.S. coastline and under different SLR scenarios, mostly due to land subsidence or uplift \r\n(Ch.2: Our Changing Climate).d8089822-678e-4834-a1ec-0dca1da35314 The \r\npanels show feet of sea level above 1992 levels at different tide gauge stations based on a) an 8 \r\ninch SLR and b) a 1.24 foot SLR by 2050. The flood level that has a 1% chance of occurring \r\nin any given year (“return level”) is similarly projected to differ by region as a result of varying \r\nstorm surge risk. Panel c) shows return levels for a 1.05 foot SLR above mean high tide by 2050. \r\nFinally, panel d) shows how a 1.05 foot SLR by 2050 could cause the level of flooding that \r\noccurs during today’s 100-year storm to occur more frequently by mid-century, in some regions \r\nas often as once a decade or even annually. (Figure source: replicated Tebaldi et al. \r\n2012be9c98a9-915f-4d78-80b9-239b70f93ae2 analysis with NCA sea level rise \r\nscenariosd8089822-678e-4834-a1ec-0dca1da35314 for panels a) and \r\nb); data/ensemble SLR projections used for panels c) and d) from Tebaldi et al. \r\n2012be9c98a9-915f-4d78-80b9-239b70f93ae2; all estimates include the effect of \r\nland subsidence)." chapter: description: ~ display_name: 'Chapter 25: Coastal Zone Development and Ecosystems' doi: 10.7930/J0MS3QNW identifier: coastal-zone number: 25 report_identifier: nca3 sort_key: 250 title: Coastal Zone Development and Ecosystems url: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/coasts chapter_identifier: coastal-zone cited_by: [] contributors: [] create_dt: ~ description: "The amount of sea level rise (SLR) by 2050 will vary along different stretches of \r\nthe U.S. coastline and under different SLR scenarios, mostly due to land subsidence or uplift \r\n(Ch.2: Our Changing Climate).d8089822-678e-4834-a1ec-0dca1da35314 The \r\npanels show feet of sea level above 1992 levels at different tide gauge stations based on a) an 8 \r\ninch SLR and b) a 1.24 foot SLR by 2050. The flood level that has a 1% chance of occurring \r\nin any given year (“return level”) is similarly projected to differ by region as a result of varying \r\nstorm surge risk. Panel c) shows return levels for a 1.05 foot SLR above mean high tide by 2050. \r\nFinally, panel d) shows how a 1.05 foot SLR by 2050 could cause the level of flooding that \r\noccurs during today’s 100-year storm to occur more frequently by mid-century, in some regions \r\nas often as once a decade or even annually. (Figure source: replicated Tebaldi et al. \r\n2012be9c98a9-915f-4d78-80b9-239b70f93ae2 analysis with NCA sea level rise \r\nscenariosd8089822-678e-4834-a1ec-0dca1da35314 for panels a) and \r\nb); data/ensemble SLR projections used for panels c) and d) from Tebaldi et al. \r\n2012be9c98a9-915f-4d78-80b9-239b70f93ae2; all estimates include the effect of \r\nland subsidence)." display_name: '25.3: Projected Sea Level Rise and Flooding by 2050' files: - display_name: Coastal_sea_level_rise_13118_V4.png file: 3b/15/e646f8dcf52fd4f59b79ebbf860b/Coastal_sea_level_rise_13118_V4.png href: http://data.globalchange.gov/assets/3b/15/e646f8dcf52fd4f59b79ebbf860b/Coastal_sea_level_rise_13118_V4.png identifier: 1298e3bb-a9b7-4a4e-af41-3cdb7c1a91c6 landing_page: ~ location: ~ mime_type: image/png sha1: 3c8b2a28a8c2d4bf38fa00a94c35135fa24021ce size: 565179 thumbnail: 3b/15/e646f8dcf52fd4f59b79ebbf860b/.thumb-1298e3bb-a9b7-4a4e-af41-3cdb7c1a91c6.png thumbnail_href: http://data.globalchange.gov/assets/3b/15/e646f8dcf52fd4f59b79ebbf860b/.thumb-1298e3bb-a9b7-4a4e-af41-3cdb7c1a91c6.png type: file uri: /file/1298e3bb-a9b7-4a4e-af41-3cdb7c1a91c6 url: http://data.globalchange.gov/assets/3b/15/e646f8dcf52fd4f59b79ebbf860b/Coastal_sea_level_rise_13118_V4.png href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/report/nca3/chapter/coastal-zone/figure/projected-sea-level-rise-and-flooding-by-2050.yaml identifier: projected-sea-level-rise-and-flooding-by-2050 kindred_figures: [] lat_max: ~ lat_min: ~ lon_max: ~ lon_min: ~ ordinal: 3 parents: [] references: - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/be9c98a9-915f-4d78-80b9-239b70f93ae2.yaml uri: /reference/be9c98a9-915f-4d78-80b9-239b70f93ae2 - href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/d8089822-678e-4834-a1ec-0dca1da35314.yaml uri: /reference/d8089822-678e-4834-a1ec-0dca1da35314 report: display_name: 'Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment' report_identifier: nca3 source_citation: ~ submission_dt: ~ time_end: ~ time_start: ~ title: Projected Sea Level Rise and Flooding by 2050 type: figure uri: /report/nca3/chapter/coastal-zone/figure/projected-sea-level-rise-and-flooding-by-2050 url: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/regions/coasts/graphics/projected-sea-level-rise-and-flooding-2050 usage_limits: Copyright protected. Obtain permission from the original figure source.