SMCC Webinar – Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
12:00 PM ET, Thursday, June 1, 2017
In partnership with the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, the Canadian Climate Forum, and the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network
Links, background reading and resources from our panelists:
Dr. Adam Fenech – Director of the Climate Lab at the University of Prince Edward Island
NOAA’s New Norm and CLIVE turns the numbers into something tangible to a broader audience.
- Video explaining CLIVE – the Coastal Impacts Visualization Environment
- CBC TV report on CLIVE, featuring Dr. Fenech
- Climate Central report, based on latest NOAA figures: Extreme Sea Level Rise and the Stakes for America
Dr. Martin Sharp – Professor. Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Not all tides rise the same – Political Challenges and Human Implications of Rising Tides.
- Top 3 Ways Sea Level Rise Threatens Asia-Pacific Region
- Migration induced by sea-level rise could reshape the US population landscape – Nature Climate Change
- Dr. Sharp’s web page
Dr. Robert Kopp – Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University; and Associate Director, Rutgers Energy Institute
Antarctica – This might happen a lot faster than we thought.
- Contribution of Antarctica to past and future sea-level rise – Nature (DeConto & Pollard 2016)
- NOAA report: Global and regional sea level rise scenarios for the United States
- Rising Seas in California report
Dr. Natacha Bernier – Atmospheric Science and Technology branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Storm Surges: It will take a lot less for flooding to happen
