U.S. Sea-Level Rise and High Tide Flooding, 1920-2020

• Date: 01 March 2022

32022 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER 52 ELR 10167

BEYOND WORDS

U.S. Sea-Level Rise and

High Tide Flooding, 1920-2020

National median rate of minor high tide f‌looding and relative sea level, in meters, from 98 NOAA tide gauges along

U.S. coastlines outside of Alaska used to monitor and t rack f‌lood-frequency changes. Relative sea levels reference the

lowest annual (1925) level.

Source: WILLIAM V. SWEET ET AL ., GLOBAL AND REG IONAL SEA L EVEL RISE SCENAR IOS FOR THE UNI TED STATES: UPDATED MEA N PROJECTIO NS AND EXTR EME WATER LEVEL PROB -

ABILITIES A LONG U.S. COASTLINES, f‌i g. 3.1 (National Oceanic and A tmospheric Admin istration 2022), at https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/sealevelrise/

sealevelrise-tech-report-sections.html.

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