Delaware and Rising Sea Levels - Osher Class 5

Yes work has begun at the State and local levels to deal with rising sea levels, but up to this point, most of the work has been documenting the past history, coming up with estimates of what the future might have in store, and preparedness/coordination activities for planning and public safety.

Some of the links to reports we discussed in class are:

1. Climate Central Interactive Map for Sea Level Rise - link goes to Southern Delaware

2. "Preparing for Tomorrow's High Tide" - A Vulnerability Assessment for the State of Delaware

3. Mapping Appendix for the above report. Recommended pages are
See following pdf pages for 1.5 m rise impact
:   54 - Businesses affected, 
58 - Residential Addresses
, 61 - Strategies for spending, in acres,
 75 - Fire and EMS locations affected
, 80 - Evacuation Routes

4. Dec 2016 Status Report for Delaware

5. Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan
Executive summary on page 7.  
Other good pages 45-47, 54, 60, 70, 72

6. Map Appendix for Lewes Report
See New Road maps pdf pages 28-30

7. Flood Ready Community Resources

Many thanks to all class attendees with your thoughtful questions and keen observations.

In conclusion, please enjoy the following 14 awesome undersea photos from...
National Geographic Underwater Photos from Around the World
My absolute favorite is the first photo of the Octopus.....could it be one of us in our next life???

Or are we better off learning to walk on water?

China and the US, might they discuss Sea Level Rise?

Somehow I doubt that will come up, even if it should. From the Washington Post:

.......and yes, I am still working on getting today's links posted to this blog.

Poseidon Undersea Resorts in Fiji

In class 1 we talked about moving underwater to escape rising sea levels. Well Poseidon Undersea Resorts is planning an undersea hotel in a lagoon on Fiji. Below are two images from their site. (Click on image to enlarge)

They do not give an expected completion date, but you can register to be notified. Clearly they have a for-profit motive, but their plans still mean the concept of living underwater is considered doable.