R7 B SEA LEVEL RISE CLIMATE CHANGE COMPACTUnified Sea Level Rise Projection
Southeast Florida 2019 Update
City Commission
July 24, 2020
Why is the Unified Sea Level Rise Projection
important for South Florida and Miami Beach?
The projection informs the
City of Miami Beach’s
comprehensive resilience
strategy:
•Comprehensive Plan
•Strategic Plan
•Land use regulations
•Public and Private
Properties
•Citywide plans
•Infrastructure projects
The relative sea level trend
is 2.92 millimeters/year with a 95%
confidence interval of +/-0.22 mm/yr
based on monthly mean sea level data
from 1931 to 2019 which is equivalent to a
change of 0.96 feet in 100 years.
The relative sea level trend
is 2.47 millimeters/year with a 95% confidence
interval of +/-0.15 mm/yr based on monthly
mean sea level data from
1913 to 2019 which is equivalent to a change
of 0.81 feet in 100 years.
Virginia Key Sea Level Rise Trend
Key West Sea Level Rise Trend
Most of older Miami
Beach (and South
Florida) buildings and
infrastructure in the
past were built without
the understanding of
flood risk and sea level
rise
“TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM CLIMATE
AND WEATHER RELATED RISKS…IN OUR VIEW, THE CITY
MAINTAINS AMONG THE MOST ROBUST PLANS ATTEMPTING
TO ADDRESS THESE RISKS THAT WE’VE REVIEWED FOR U.S.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.”
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March 29, 2019
Importance of using Sea Level Rise Projections
Unified Sea Level Rise Projection
Southeast Florida 2019 Update
City Commission
July 24, 2020
Thank you