Some areas of Galveston Island, Beaumont and the barrier islands along the Texas coastline could move below sea level by 2050, a new mapping tool from ClimateCentral shows. | via TexasStandard
come both from flood events and the rise of tidelines during normal times. Listen to the interview above or read the transcript below.Texas Standard: Can you first tell us about the tool you have designed to learn about the potential impact of climate change on sea levels?It’s map-based, and it’s essentially showing you the difference between projected water levels and the height of the land in very, very local areas.
Our maps are showing that the height of, say, a typical storm that shows up roughly once a year is encroaching further and further inland and further and further up. And so is the tide line.You anticipated my question there because I was thinking “oh, this isn’t that all of these cities are going to be completely underwater all of the time.” But it’s going to start with when storms happen – that’s going to affect more of the city or cover the closest areas to the sea a little more.
Is this the melting ice caps? Is this what’s happening? That sea level is rising or are there other factors too?
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