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Region 3: Mid-Atlantic
Coastal States: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
- Projected Coastal Impacts of Climate Change
- National Estuary Programs and CRE Partners in the Mid-Atlantic
- Climate-Related Coastal Activities in the Mid-Atlantic
Projected Coastal Impacts of Climate Change
Projected impacts may include:
- Migration inland of marshes as sea level rises (coastal upland is replaced by high salt marsh, high marsh is replaced by low marsh, and low marsh is replaced by inter-tidal flats)
- Stronger storms leading to disintegration of barrier islands
- Loss of wetlands
- Coastal erosion
- Salt water intrusion
- Decreased water quality (lower oxygen levels, more algal blooms)
To learn more about observed rates of sea level rise, visit NOAA’s Sea Levels Online website and click on the state(s) you are interested in.
National Estuary Programs and CRE Partners in the Mid-Atlantic
Climate Change Adaptation Resources
- Reports, papers, and websites
Publications and programs relevant to climate change adaptation in the Mid-Atlantic region.
- Climate-related coastal activities
Listings of climate-related activities in the Mid-Atlantic region, including policies, programs, action plans, research initiatives, and more.
Sources for Projected Coastal Impacts
- IPCC, 2007: Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.
Contribution of Working Group II to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Parry, Martin L., Canziani, Osvaldo F., Palutikof, Jean P., van der Linden, Paul J., and Hanson, Clair E. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1000 pp.
- CCSP, 2008: Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. Julius, S.H., J.M. West (eds.), J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce, P. Kareiva, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott (Authors). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA, 873 pp.