 OAAC is holding two informational workshops on the Bay Farm Island Adaptation and Estuary Adaptation projects. The purpose of these workshops is to discuss the draft concepts for the two projects.
- Bay Farm Island Adaptation Virtual Workshop on Wednesday, December 4 from 5:30-7pm Register Here.
- Estuary Adaptation Virtual Workshop on Thursday, December 5 from 5:30-7pm Register Here.
The California King Tides Project asks for your help to photograph the highest predicted high tides of the year. It's easy to help:
- Choose where along the coast, bay, or Delta you'd like to go.
- Find the high tide time closest to your chosen location on our map.
- Learn how to upload your photos here.
You can also view past King Tides photos on the California King Tides Project website.
Your photos help us understand what's vulnerable to flooding today, plan for future sea level rise, and get us all talking and thinking about the impacts of the climate crisis and what we can do to make a difference.
What causes sea level rise, and what do King Tides have to do with it?
The sea level rise we're experiencing now and will experience in the future is in part caused by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. Sea level is rising because land-based glaciers and ice sheets are melting into the ocean, and because water takes up more space when it warms. The amount of sea level rise we will ultimately experience depends on how quickly we stop burning fossil fuels.
King Tides themselves are not caused by sea level rise, but allow us to experience what higher sea level will be like. King Tides are the predicted highest tides caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth, Moon, and Sun, about a foot or two higher than average high tides, which previews the sea level expected within the next few decades. When you observe the King Tides, picture the water level that high and higher every day. Documenting what King Tides look like today will help us responsibly plan for sea level rise in the future.
Contact us
dmieler@alamedaca.gov
www.alamedaca.gov/OaklandAlamedaAdaptationCommittee
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