stemming the tide: global climate change and local impacts...
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Stemming the Tide: Global Climate Change and
Local Impacts in South Carolina
Liz Fly, Ph.D. Coastal Climate Extension Specialist
Credit: NOAA
Big Picture Impacts in SC Adaptation
Big Picture Impacts in SC Adaptation
What’s up with that wacky weather?
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Credit: Kevin Cortopassi on Flickr
Credit: U.S. Navy
Credit: USFWS/Gerald Vickers Credit: NOAA NCDC
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Credit: beaufort.locale.com
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Hugo – Could it happen again?
Emergency Department Admissions for Heat Related Illness between 5/1/07 and 9/31/12
Increasing temperatures disproportionately impact vulnerable populations.
Kovach et al. 2014
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Credit: CIMMYT on Flickr
Hot, hotter, hottest
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Wet vs. Dry
Pawleys Island Photo credit: Ryan Fabbri
Beaufort Photo credit: Megan Gregoire
Charleston – Northbridge Park Photo credit: Sean Bath
Charleston – East Bay St. Photo credit: Liz Fly
Charleston – 17 and 61 Photo credit: Sean Bath
Incremental sea level rise is visible
Nuisance flooding becoming more than a nuisance
Big Picture Impacts in SC Adaptation
Big Picture Impacts in SC Adaptation
Credit: Oliver Rich on Flickr Credit: Wavian on Flickr
Storm surge will be exacerbated by sea level rise
Blue Crab Migration During Periods of Drought Conditions
Normal Rainfall Conditions (Salinity 5 - 15 ppt)
Drought Conditions (Salinity 5 - 15 ppt)
8,100 ACRES
22,000 ACRES
ASHLEY
RIVER
STONO
RIVER
CHARLESTON
JOHNS ISLAND
COOP
ER
RIVER
Wetlands
Upland
Normal Rainfall Conditions (Salinity 5-15 ppt)
Blue Crab Migration During Periods of Drought Conditions
Drought Conditions (Salinity 5-15 ppt)
Wetlands
Uplands 8,100 acres
22,000 acres
Saltwater Intrusion Public Health
Concerns Ecosystem
Impacts
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Credit: Brian Henderson on Flickr
Credit: SC DNR
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Land Loss Coastal Erosion Marsh
Inundation
Credit: USFWS Credit: Hoan Luong on Flickr
Credit: Kevin Oliver on Flickr
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Big Picture Impacts in SC Adaptation
Participatory approach to preparing for sea level rise in Beaufort, County
Drought impacts on the blue crab fishery – citizen science to help support a predictive tool
Credit: Chesapeake Bay Program on Flickr
SCDNR
Pro-active beach management on Folly Beach
Addressing current and future nuisance flooding in Charleston
Drought impacts on the blue crab fishery – citizen science to help support a predictive tool
Participatory approach to preparing for sea level rise in Beaufort, County
Citizen-driven sea level rise task force in Beaufort and Port Royal
Pro-active beach management in Folly Beach
Addressing current and future nuisance flooding in Charleston
Analyzing flooding hazards on Sullivan’s Island
Understanding the public’s perceptions of climate change in McClellanville
Using the Community Rating System to maintain open space and healthy dunes in Myrtle Beach
Modeling saltwater intrusion and developing a drought early warning system
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Liz Fly, Ph.D. [email protected]
S.C. Sea Grant Consortium: www.scseagrant.org Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments: www.cisa.sc.edu
Thank you!