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Extreme Sea-Level Days: Honolulu, Hawaii
Sea-level rise will result in permanent land loss and reductions in freshwater supplies, as well as threaten coastal ecosystems. “Extreme” sea-level days (with a daily average of more than 6 inches above the long-term average1) can result from the combined effects of gradual sea-level rise due to warming and other phenomena, including seasonal heating and high tides. Image Reference: Firing and Merrifield2
References
- 1. [90] Meehl, G. A., T. F. Stocker, W. D. Collins, P. Friedlingstein, A. T. Gaye, JM Gregory, A. Kitoh, R. Knutti, J. M. Murphy, A. Noda et al. "Global Climate Projections." In Climate Change 2007: The Physical Basis, edited by S. Solomon, D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K. B. Averyt, M. Tignor and H. L. Miller, 747-845. Vol. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge, UK and New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- 2. [536] Firing, Y. L., and M. A. Merrifield. "Extreme Sea Level Events at Hawaii: Influence of Mesoscale Eddies." Geophysical Research Letters 31 (2004).
Summary
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