Yarmouth: A Case Study in Climate Change Adaptation: Part 2 – Section 1 Future Sea Level Rise and Extreme Water Level Scenarios for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Association

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Author(s)/Creator(s): Patricia Manuel Eric Rapaport Michaela Cochran Jonathan Critchley Justin Muise
Date Issued: 2012-05-01
Publisher: Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Association (ACASA)
Description: This section presents 25 and 100 year sea level rise and extreme water level scenarios for the coastal areas of the Town of Yarmouth and the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth that have been mapped for the purposes of the Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions (ACAS) project. The sea level rise scenarios are based on the latest scientific studies that include not only sea volume expansion, but also contributions from melting glaciers and ice sheets3. The reported predicted sea level rise ranges from an increase of 0.17 m by the year 2025 to an increase of 1.4 m to 1.79 m by the year 2100. Storm surge factors, including 100 Year Return Period Storm Surge and benchmark storm event water levels are added to the sea level rise scenario. Included in all the scenarios is an estimate of isostatic rebound of the Earth’s crust following deglaciation.
Type of Document: case study
Language(s) of Resource: English
Keywords: community based adaptation sea level rise
Province: Nova Scotia
City/Town: Yarmouth

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