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|a Implications of recent sea level rise science for low-elevation areas in coastal cities of the conterminous U.S.A |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Recently published work estimates that global sea level rise (SLR) approaching
or exceeding 1 m by 2100 is plausible, thus significantly updating projections
by the Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Furthermore, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the 21st century will not
only influence SLR in the next ∼90 years, but will also commit Earth to several
meters of additional SLR over subsequent centuries. In this context of worsening
prospects for substantial SLR, we apply a new geospatial dataset to calculate lowelevation
areas in coastal cities of the conterminous U.S.A. potentially impacted
by SLR in this and following centuries. In total, 20 municipalities with populations
greater than 300,000 and 160 municipalities with populations between 50,000 and
300,000 have land area with elevations at or below 6 m and connectivity to the sea,
as based on the 1 arc-second National Elevation Dataset. On average, approximately 9% of the area in these coastal municipalities lies at or below 1 m. This figure rises to
36% when considering area at or below 6m. Areal percentages of municipalities with
elevations at or below 1–6mare greater than the national average along the Gulf and
southern Atlantic coasts. In contrast to the national and international dimensions of
and associated efforts to curbGHGemissions, our comparison of low-elevation areas
in coastal cities of the conterminous U.S.A. clearly shows that SLR will potentially
have very local, and disproportionate, impacts. |
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|a Intergovernmental panel on climate change. |
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