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Region 4: Southeast
Coastal States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
- Projected Coastal Impacts of Climate Change
- National Estuary Programs and CRE Partners in the Southeast
- Climate Change Adaptation Resources
Projected Coastal Impacts of Climate Change
Projected impacts may include:
- Ocean acidification leading to coral reef die-off
- Decreased water quality
- Shifts in species distributions due to temperature changes
- Increased intensity of storms, leading to increased erosion and loss of barrier islands and wetlands
- Intense coastal zone development places coastal floodplains at risk to flooding from sea level rise, storm surge, and extreme precipitation events
- Higher summer heat; reduced winter cold stress
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 Southeast
Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program
- Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
- Indian River Lagoon Basin
- Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
- Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
- Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Climate Change Adaptation Resources
- Reports, papers, and websites
Publications and programs relevant to climate change adaptation in the Southeast.
- Climate-related coastal activities
Listings of climate-related activities in the Southeast, 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.