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A Rapid Assessment Method to Identify Potential Groundwater Flooding Hotspots as Sea Levels Rise in Coastal Cities
A Rapid Assessment Method to Identify Potential Groundwater Flooding Hotspots as Sea Levels Rise in Coastal Cities
Water, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | October 25, 2019...SummarySea level rise (SLR) will cause shallow unconfined coastal aquifers to rise. Rising groundwater can emerge as surface flooding and impact buried infrastructure, soil...
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An ongoing shift in Pacific Ocean sea level
An ongoing shift in Pacific Ocean sea level
American Geophysical Union (AGU) | July 30, 2016...SummaryBased on the satellite altimeter data, sea level off the west coast of the United States has increased over the past 5 years, while...
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Analysis of the costs and benefits of using marsh restoration as a sea level rise adaptation strategy in San Francisco Bay
$0.00Analysis of the costs and benefits of using marsh restoration as a sea level rise adaptation strategy in San Francisco Bay
The Bay Institute | February 22, 2013...SummaryThe purpose of this study is to examine opportunities to protect San Francisco Bay’s recovering tidal marsh ecosystems while helping bayshore communities to...
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Assessing and communicating the impacts of climate change on the Southern California coast
Assessing and communicating the impacts of climate change on the Southern California coast
California Natural Resources Agency | August 27, 2018...SummaryOver the course of this and the next century, the combination of rising sea levels, severe storms, and coastal erosion will threaten the...
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Building Ecological Resilience in Highly Modified Landscapes
Building Ecological Resilience in Highly Modified Landscapes
BioScience | November 7, 2018...SummaryEcological resilience is a powerful heuristic for ecosystem management in the context of rapid environmental change. Significant efforts are underway to improve the...
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California against the sea
California against the sea
Los Angeles Times | July 7, 2019...SummaryTHE CALIFORNIA COAST GREW AND PROSPERED during a remarkable moment in history when the sea was at its tamest. But the mighty Pacific,...
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California’s Future
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Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) | January 18, 2018...SummaryWater management in California has always been challenging. The state’s variable climate is marked by long droughts and severe floods, with stark regional...
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California’s Coast and Ocean Summary Report
California’s Coast and Ocean Summary Report
California Natural Resources Agency, California Energy Commission (CEC) | August 27, 2018...SummaryThis report synthesizes current scientific understanding about the impacts of climate change on California’s coast and ocean and presents a forward-looking summary of challenges...
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Case Studies of Natural Shoreline Infrastructure in Coastal California: A Component of Identification of Natural Infrastructure Options for Adapting to Sea Level Rise
Case Studies of Natural Shoreline Infrastructure in Coastal California: A Component of Identification of Natural Infrastructure Options for Adapting to Sea Level Rise
The Nature Conservancy | November 27, 2017...SummarySea level rise and erosion are major threats to California’s coast, requiring solutions to preserve the many benefits a healthy coastline provides: flood...
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Chapter 12: Sea Level Rise, Climate Science Special Report, Fourth National Climate Assessment
Chapter 12: Sea Level Rise, Climate Science Special Report, Fourth National Climate Assessment
U.S. Global Change Research Program | November 1, 2017...SummarySea level rise is closely linked to increasing global temperatures. Thus, even as uncertainties remain about just how much sea level may rise this century, it...
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