Sea Level Rise in Puget Sound
Resources
Below is a compilation of tools and resources for understanding climate change and sea level rise in the Puget Sound region:
Visualizing sea level rise projections in Puget Sound and beyond:
- University of Washington: Interactive Sea Level Rise Data Visualizations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sea Level Rise Viewer
- Both this and the UW viewer are publicly accessible viewers that you can use to model what sea level rise is likely to look like; the NOAA viewer allows you to visualize this as a map overlay
- Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Frequency - This research paper evaluates over 200 tidal guage stations around the coast of the U.S., and based on flood frequency data and climate projections, estimates a doubling of the frequency of coastal flooding for most of the coastal U.S. every 5 years. By 2100, the authors conclude, today's "once in a lifetime" coastal flood may be exceeded every day during the highest tide at over 90% of sites considered in their analysis.
Kitsap County climate action and sea level rise resources:
- Kitsap County Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
- Kitsap County Climate Change Resiliency Assessment
Bainbridge Island climate action and sea level rise resources:
- Bainbridge Island Climate Impact Assessment
- City of Bainbridge Island Climate Action Plan
- Bainbridge Island Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory
- Climate Change Adaptation Checklist - Bainbridge Island version (created by EcoAdapt)
- City of Bainbridge Island Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
- Sea Level Rise on Bainbridge Island: Preparing for Rising Seas and More frequent Flooding (StoryMap created by the City of Bainbridge Island)
- Sea Level Rise on Bainbridge Island: A Preliminary Assessment
- City of Bainbridge Island White Paper on Sea Level Rise
Resources from other Puget Sound communities
Information and resources for sea level rise adaptation solutions:
- Your Marine Waterfront: A guide to protecting your property while promoting healthy shorelines, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife publication
- King County's Native Plant Guide for Marine Shorelines
- Functions and Limitations of Shoreline Armoring, created by EcoAdapt
- Septic Systems & Climate Change: What can we doo? created by EcoAdapt