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Climate Change Workshop – BAESI – 5 th Nov © Chevron 2011 Sea-Level Change

Climate Change Workshop – BAESI – 5 th Nov © Chevron Sea Level Change – No joke and not funny

Climate Change Workshop – BAESI – 5 th Nov © Chevron Sea Level – Global Historic Records Causes? thermal expansion: as ocean water warms it expands land-based ice: melting of glaciers and ice sheets Subsiding lowlands (naturally; i.e. Lousiana) Subsiding lowlands (human-induced; sediment-starved due to river dams (i.e. Mississippi Delta) Ref: IPCC 4th Assessment, Summary for Policymakers, Feb. 2, 2007 Rates for global average : 1.8mm/yr : 3.1 mm/yr

Climate Change Workshop – BAESI – 5 th Nov © Chevron Sea Level – Historic Data for the USA Source: Monthly and Annual Mean Sea Level Station Files from theMonthly and Annual Mean Sea Level Station Files Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL)Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) at the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Sea-level drop in parts of Alaska because land is rising

Climate Change Workshop – BAESI – 5 th Nov © Chevron Sea Level Change – Future Scenarios

Climate Change Workshop – BAESI – 5 th Nov © Chevron Sea Level Change – Impact on Bay Area? Afternoon Activity: Mapping sea level rise