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New report recommends sea level rise projections for use in the Tampa Bay area

The Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory Panel (a group of local scientists and resource managers; including Davina Passeri, Research Civil Engineer, SPCMSC) released a new report recommending a set of sea level rise projections for use throughout the Tampa Bay region.

This report is meant to provide guidance to local governments to coordinate, develop, and implement appropriate coastal adaptation and risk reduction strategies in response to a changing climate and sea level rise.

To read the associated article in the Tampa Bay Times visit:

https://www.tampabay.com/environment/a-group-of-scientists-just-presented-updated-sea-level-rise-projections-to-tampa-bay-politicians-heres-what-they-say-20190514/

To read the report visit:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5999901-CSAP-SLR-Recommendation-2019-FINAL.html#pages

Read what else is new at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.

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