Coastal Development Philip Orton Research Assistant Professor Stevens Institute of Technology portonstevensedu Davidson Laboratory Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken NJ 2 ID: 729373
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Mid-Atlantic Sea Level Rise & Coastal Development
Philip Orton, Research Assistant ProfessorStevens Institute of Technology
porton@stevens.edu
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Davidson Laboratory; Stevens
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Conclusions, RecommendationsA short-term perspective on the impact of SLR between 2017 and 2030 is
that it will not yet be an economic game changer There is a clear risk that human-caused sea level rise will accelerate and devastate coastal areas of the Mid-Atlantic, leaving it completely different from the present
Coastal
municipalities or states should prepare adaptation
plans for 1 and 3 feet of sea level rise
To reduce these impacts I recommend everyone work to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions
In the near-term this will not have a noticeable impact
However, in the long-term, and with respect to the “existential threat” of
SLR, this can help avoid the worst impacts
Raises the odds of passing along a Mid-Atlantic Shore similar to the one we know, for future generations