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Newport HarborNewport, RI
Thames Street 1938 Hurricane
Photos: New England Hurricane A Factual Pictorial Record Works Progress Administration 1938
Evacuation Routes
Photos: Works Progress Administration1938, New England Hurricane A Factual Pictorial Record
Ocean DriveNewport, RI
Easton, Green End, Nelson and Gardner Ponds Reservoirs Newport, RI
28% of Newport Water District capacity~5000 residents and businesses
Drinking water facilities
Easton Reservoir after Tropical Storm Irene
Photo credit: Janet Freedman
Easton Beach after Irene
Easton Beach after Irene
Sandy Storm Damage in Newport - October 29, 2013
Sandy Storm Damage in Newport - October 29, 2013
Sandy Storm Damage in Newport - October 29, 2013
Sandy Storm Damage in Newport - October 29, 2013
Based on Net shoreline movement
Based on Net shoreline movement
December 12, 2008 Tidal Flood Event A Glimpse into the Future of
Waterplace Park?
Gilbane Office Trailer
James Boyd
RI Coastal Resources Management Council
December 12, 2008
December 12, 2008
Peak Flood Elevation
December 12, 2008
Flood Elevation
December 12, 2008
December 12, 2008
December 12, 2008
December 12, 2008
Will Providence look more like Venice in the future?
Photo: NY Times – Venice, Italy – December 1, 2008
Social Adaptation to Sea Level Rise?
Photo: NY Times – Venice, Italy – December 1, 2008
2005
Why Worry About Coastal Setbacks?
2007
GONE!
Why Worry About Coastal Setbacks?
Why Worry About Coastal Setbacks?
October 30, 2012
Tropical Storms (Hurricanes)Extra-tropical storms (Nor’easters)
Coastal ErosionHappens During Storms!
Atlantic Basin Tropical Storm Tracks 1851-2000
Graphic: USGS
Misquamicut 2012
Photo: RIDOT October 30, 2012
Coastal Erosion from Storms
Hurricane Sandy October 2012
Circa 1950s
The Ocean Mist
December 9, 2009
The Ocean Mist – Matunuck
April 1, 2010
Abandoned Cesspools
Now What?
HEIGHT NOW
Adapted from: http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/
sltrends_station.shtml?stnid=8452660%20Newport,%20RIBoothroyd 2013
Rate of Rise 1930-19969.4 +/- 1 inch/100 yr
Rate of Rise 1930-201310.8 +/- .7 inch/100 yr
CU Sea Level Rise Research Group – University of Colorado http://sealevel.colorado.edu/
Satellite Radar Altimeter Data
Boothroyd 2013Rahmstorf et al., 2012
Observed Sea Level Rise is HIGHER than Projections
3.2 mm/yr observed vs. IPCC FAR estimate of 2.0 mm/yr (1993-2011)
Glass and Pilkey, 2013. Earth Vol. 58, No. 5
Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM)North Kingstown Pilot Project (2011)
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/climate/habitat.html
Higher sea levels = more property at risk
Graphic courtesy of Jon Boothroyd URI
Hurricane Sandy2012
Rising sea levels will impact shoreline OWTS!
Source: USGS http://wh.er.usgs.gov/slr/coastalgroundwater.html
Sea Level Rise Influence on Groundwater
Problem!
Super-storm Sandy Impacts to RI CommunitiesWesterly Charlestown
Photo: RIDOT
NarragansettSouth Kingstown
Structural Failures
State Building Code Violations
Photo: RIDOT
CRMC Setbacks in Post-Storm Reality
Property line extent abutting town road
Inland edge of coastal feature
Less than 50 feet!
Base Flood Elevation (BFE)
Base Flood Elevation (BFE)
Design Flood Elevation (DFE)
Source: FEMA Coastal Construction Manual 2000
Freeboard
What is Freeboard?
Debris Removal from Overwash Sand - Westerly
WWW.CRMC.RI.GOV
Photo: RIDOT October 30, 2012