Currents
April 2016
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No Fiscal Impact
T
he City of Pompano Beach
Commission “Adopted 8.
Res. No. 2016-134: a resolution
of the City Commission Of The
City of Pompano Beach, Florida,
adopting the 2015 update of the
“Unified Regional Sea Level Rise
Projection For Southeast Florida”
as the basis for sea level rise
adaptation planning activities;
providing for distribution; and
providing an effective date. (no
fiscal impact).”
They are happy to adopt resolutions but spend no money to
counter the water's rise. The
cover photo shows Broward
County underwater if no efforts
are undertaken. It also shows, on
the right side, how dry the
county can be if extreme carbon
reduction efforts are taken. One
must foster hope and tell oneself,
at least they acknowledge climate
change and its ramifications.
Background On
The
Southeast
Florida
Regional Climate Change Compact reconvened the Sea Level
Rise Workgroup for the purpose
of updating the Unified Regional
Projection based on global projections, guidance documents
and scientific literature released
since the original regional projection in 2011 (compact, 2011).
The objective of the Unified Sea
Level Rise Projection for the
Southeast Florida Region remains
consistent that the projection is
for use by the climate compact
counties and partners for planning purposes to aid in understanding of potential vulnerabilities and to provide a basis for
developing risk informed adaptation strategies for the region. For
the 2015 update, the starting
point for all sea level rise projec-
tions has been shifted from 2010
to 1992.
This allows for direct use of
local tide station information to
convert projections into local
water surface elevations for flood
vulnerability studies, and is consistent with current guidance
from The U.S. Army Corps Of
Engineers (USACE) and the
National Oceanographic And
Atmospheric Agency (NOAA).
The Unified Sea Level Rise Projection For Southeast Florida has
also been extended to 2100 in
recognition of the need for
longer range guidance for major
infrastructure and other long
term investments now being
planned. In the short term, sea
level rise is projected to be 6 to
10 inches by 2030 and 14 to 26
inches by 2060 (above the 1992
mean sea level).
In the long term, sea level rise
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