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Page 1: Sea Level Rise - Stony Brook Universityprofile will influence extent of floodplain. 1880 floodplain Storm surge 2050 ro.ected hi h tide 2100 projected high tide 2010 floodplain 1880

Sea Level Rise

Tadhg Matthews

https://www.pexels.com/search/water/

Page 2: Sea Level Rise - Stony Brook Universityprofile will influence extent of floodplain. 1880 floodplain Storm surge 2050 ro.ected hi h tide 2100 projected high tide 2010 floodplain 1880

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/world/sea-level-rise-accelerating/index.html

Page 3: Sea Level Rise - Stony Brook Universityprofile will influence extent of floodplain. 1880 floodplain Storm surge 2050 ro.ected hi h tide 2100 projected high tide 2010 floodplain 1880

Causes

- Climate Change- Thermal Expansion of Water- Glaciers and ice sheets melting (Greenland, Antarctica)

- Wasting water- Irrigation- Water Pollution

https://www.google.com/maps

Page 4: Sea Level Rise - Stony Brook Universityprofile will influence extent of floodplain. 1880 floodplain Storm surge 2050 ro.ected hi h tide 2100 projected high tide 2010 floodplain 1880

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/world/sea-level-rise-accelerating/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/world/sea-level-rise-accelerating/index.html

Page 5: Sea Level Rise - Stony Brook Universityprofile will influence extent of floodplain. 1880 floodplain Storm surge 2050 ro.ected hi h tide 2100 projected high tide 2010 floodplain 1880

Major Flooding

https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/2015/08/gw-impacts-graphic-storm-surge-high-tides-magnify-sea-level-rise-risks.jpg

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Habitat Loss

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-would-happen-if-all-the-ice-melted-2013-11https://www.visitnc.com/story/sea-turtles-on-the-coast

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Mitigation

- Conserve Water- Use Rainwater- Fix Leaks

- Conserve Energy

https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2016/07/as-sea-levels-rise-how-best-to-protect-our-coasts/

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