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    Higher Waters Resource Library

    The Patterson Foundation’s Higher Water's initiative explored the realities of rising waters by connecting with experts and efforts underway to understand its effects. As it learned from their research and experience, The Patterson Foundation shared its findings through this repository of science-based, easily accessible data on rising water levels, especially in the Suncoast region. This page contains resources from leading state, regional, and national organizations on sea-level rise.

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NOAA/Climate.gov Global Sea-Level Chart

NOAA/Climate.gov Global Sea-Level Chart

View Global sea-level rise chart and global climate change data.

Sea-level rise

NOAA's Predictions on Sea-Level Rise by 2050

A news release that summarizes findings, updated in 2022, and includes links to informative reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Sea-Level Trend

NOAA Relative Sea-Level Trend, St. Petersburg, Florida

View local (St. Petersburg, FL, gauge) relative sea-level rise trends.

NOAA's Noaa’s Sea-Level Rise Viewer with Local, Regional, and State Potential

NOAA's Noaa’s Sea-Level Rise Viewer with Local, Regional, and State Potential

View sea-level rise and potential coastal flooding impact areas and relative depths. Use the slide bar on the left to view sea-level rise in future years under specific scenarios.

Photo: Large wave crashing into beach wall during a stormy day in a St.Pete Beach in Florida showing rising sea levels due to global warming

Coastal Risk Screening Tool by Climate Central

Detailed, interactive maps from a private sector nonprofit that seeks to improve on NOAA projections showing areas impacted by rising water levels and annual changes. Helpful video tutorial.

Risk Factor

Risk Factor

See site-specific assessments of risks from sea-level rise, flooding, rainfall, temperatures and more -- provided by this private-sector analysis company.

A Thriving Estuary: Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

A Thriving Estuary: Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

A visual guide to the Sarasota Bay estuary system and the nationally recognized program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.

A Climate-Ready Estuary: Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

A Climate-Ready Estuary: Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

Specific, localized definitions, examples and mitigation strategies for citizens. Includes downloadable materials produced by the Science and Environment Council, a broad coalition.

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City of Sarasota's Climate Adaptation Plan (Dec. 2017)

The Climate Adaptation Plan identiifes city-owned assets vulnerable to future climate conditions and high-level strategies for protecting and preserving those assets.

Climate Adaptation Center

Climate Adaptation Center

Longtime meteorologists lead a local, entreprenuerial nonproft specializing in forecasting storms and urging mitigation strategies.

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