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Visualizing Sea Level Rise Impacts

Washington King Tides Curriculum

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Essential Question

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  • How will sea level rise and other coastal hazards impact infrastructure in your community?

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AGENDA

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  • See photos of King Tides from your community on the MyCoast app.
  • Explore the NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer online tool.
  • Learn about how sea level rise impacts infrastructure.
  • Make a presentation about how sea level rise will impact your community.

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MyCoast App

King Tide Photo:

Madison St., Elliott Bay, Tacoma, WA (Pierce County) 8:40 AM on 12/17/2020.

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MyCoast App

King Tide Photo:

Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA (Pierce County) 9:00 AM on 1/07/2022.

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Navigating the MyCoast App

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  • Go to https://mycoast.org/wa, scroll down and click on “King Tides”
  • Zoom in on the map to find your community.
  • Click on crown icons as they appear to look at photos.

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MyCoast App → Google Maps

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  • Where is each of the landmarks in the photos located within your community?
  • Find them using Google Maps.

A landmark is an object or place in an area that is easily seen or recognized.

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ACTIVITY: Visualizing Sea Level Rise Impacts

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  • What places in your community will be impacted by sea level rise? Let’s find out!

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  • Work in small groups to complete Parts B and C of the provided worksheet.

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Some helpful definitions…

MHHW is the average daily water height for the higher high tide over a 19-year period.

Inundation happens when normally dry land becomes covered by water.

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure refers to the facilities and systems that provide goods and services to an area.

Health Transportation Public Safety Power & Energy Water

Communication Education Recreation Arts & Culture Hospitality

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Infrastructure

Thames Street

(Newport, RI)

Swimming Pool

(Crescent City, CA)

Convention Center

(Tampa, FL)

Water Tower

(Yscloskey, LA)

Airport Terminal

(Galveston, TX)

Jefferson Memorial

(Washington, DC)

Baseball Stadium

(Wilmington, DE)

Fired Department

(Tangier, VA)

Railroad Bridge

(Bay St. Louis, MS)

Harvard University

(Cambridge, MA)

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Check for understanding

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  • Which of these is NOT infrastructure?

A. School

B. Doctor

C. Power Lines

D. Public Park

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Class presentation

Working in groups, use the Sea Level Rise Viewer and Google Maps to determine what infrastructure in your community will be impacted by sea level rise.:

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  • Select a category of infrastructure to focus on.
  • Determine which infrastructure will be impacted.
  • Look for photos of affected infrastructure on the MyCoast app.
  • Create a slide for a 2-minute share out to the rest of the class.

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