A View from the States: Climate Change
Coastal managers say, "One of our biggest challenges in the future is climate change."
NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management partners with state programs to protect and responsibly develop our coastal areas, and promote stewardship, research and education at estuarine reserves.
Coastal Zone Management Program and National Estuarine Research Reserve managers share their perspectives on the value of and challenges facing our nation's coasts. Here they describe the challenge of sea level rise and climate change.
Aerial view of Currituck Banks, part of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. Credit: NCCR/NCNERR
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Closer Look
Relevant Links
U.S. Geological Survey National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise
http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/cvi/
NOAA Tides and Currents - Sea Level Online
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends.shtml
NOAA Climate Services
http://www.climate.gov/
U.S. Global Change Research Program
http://www.globalchange.gov/
