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Judith Curry Climate Forecast Applica0ons Network
Sea Level Rise Past, Present, Future
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“That’s the big thing – sea-‐level rise – the planet could become ungovernable.” – Dr. James Hansen, former Director, NASA GISS
“We’re talking about literally giving up on our coastal ci0es of the world and moving inland.” – Dr. Michael Mann, Penn State
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Past and Projected Changes in Global Sea Level
NOAA
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Sea Level Rise Ques>ons • Is the recent sea level rise unusual? • What are the causes of sea level rise?
• How much sea level rise can we expect by 2050?
• What are the specific concerns regarding sea level rise in SE US?
• How will hurricanes and storm surges impact coastal ci0es?
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Global sea level rise – past 24,000 years
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Kopp et al. 2016
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Paleo-‐reconstruc>on of global sea levels past 2500 years
• Global sea level has varied ~ 10 inches over past 2500 years: sun, volcanoes, ocean oscilla0ons
• We can’t tell whether current peak is greater than peaks 400-‐1000 AD
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Global sea level rise since 1900
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Hay et al 2015
• Sea level rise since 1900: ~ 8 inches
• Increasing uncertainty prior to 1960
• Substan0al sea level rise prior to 1950
• No evidence of SLR accelera0on in recent decades
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Global mean sea level rise (mm)
• ~3 inches since 1993. Recent research: trend ~ 2.7 mm/yr • Satellite data set is too short and too uncertain to discern a
significant accelera0on
El Nino
El Nino
La Nina
Pinatubo
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Global varia>ons in sea level rise (1993-‐2014)
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Global avg sea level rise: 3 mm/yr
Higher local levels of sea level rise can’t be explained by warming.
Confounding factors for local sea level rise: • Geological sinking/rising • Ground water withdrawal • River engineering
Sea level rise: coastal threat?
NOAA
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Sinking in Houston Up to 10 O sinking since 1920 Groundwater withdrawal causes massive subsidence Increases flood risk Ruins the efficiency of city drainage systems
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New Orleans
2017 flooding: A large number of drainage pumps were out of service. Pumps must suck rainwater out of storm drains and canals and push into a nearby lake or other water body.
Following Katrina, federal government build levees, flood walls and pumps to protect against hurricanes
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Valle-‐Levenson et al.( 2017)
Recent accelera0ng sea level rise on the south U.S. Atlan0c coast has been caused by El Nino and the North Atlan0c Oscilla0on pakern
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Miami: High Tide Event
Credit: Dr. Jennifer Jurado
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Hurricane Irma’s Storm Surge
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Coastal urban flooding issues Popula0on growth and urban development in coastal regions, flood plains and marsh/swamps are a 0cking 0me bomb
Concrete jungles leave no place for the water to go
Inadequate municipal wastewater infrastructure is causing floodwaters to be filled with sewage waste
Safe Drinking Water Act viola0ons are exacerbated during floods
Drainage infrastructure that requires pumps will be inopera0ve with loss of electric power Solu>ons: • Land use policy • Beker infrastructure and engineering
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Is global warming making hurricanes more dangerous?
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US landfalling hurricanes
Global tropical cyclone ACE
Are hurricanes made worse by climate change?
Source: Ryan Maue
Source: Roger Pielke Jr
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Source: Robert Rohde
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Source: Phil Klotzbach
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1926-‐1969: 14 landfalls Cat 4/5
1970-‐2016: 3 landfalls Cat 4/5
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Whither Sea Level Rise in the 21st Century?
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21st century projec>ons of sea level rise
JC concerns that these projec0ons are too high: • Evidence that climate models are running too ‘hot’ • Neglect of mul0-‐decadal and longer ocean oscilla0ons • Neglect of volcanic erup0ons and solar varia0ons
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Probability of sea level rise scenarios for 2100
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From Cheng et al. 2017
What is causing recent sea level rise?
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Varia>ons in Greenland glacier mass balance
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Atlan>c Mul>decadal Oscilla>on (AMO)
Warm AMO: • Net mel0ng of Greenland • Ac0ve Atlan0c hurricanes • Greater SLR
Next shiO to cool phase? • ~ 2025 – 2040?
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West Antarc>c Ice Sheet (WAIS)
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WAIS collapse?
• WAIS collapsed during previous interglacial ~125,000 years ago • WAIS could collapse rapidly (1-‐2 centuries) via dynamic instability • Complete collapse would raise sea level by 10 feet • Collapse is possible, but too uncertain to assign probability
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10 ` of sea level rise . . .
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JC’s Sea Level Rise Predic>on: 2050
Global sea level rise:
3 to 8 inches Regional predic0ons (AMO cool phase):
• SLR accelera0on north of Cape Hakeras • SLR in SE US no longer accelera0ng
Atlan0c hurricanes (AMO cool phase):
• Lower overall hurricane ac0vity • Fewer major hurricanes
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Conclusions
• Local sea level rise is driven by many factors • Assump0ons about sea level rise from future global warming
may be of minor relevance to local sea level rise • Financial and local mi0ga0on decisions about the future need
to consider the en0re local context of level rise
“If we only look at the problem star0ng with just the climate signal, then it leads down a different path than if we look at components of sea level rise that are important to decision-‐makers.” -‐ Kathleen White, US Army Corps of Engineers
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