Sea Level Resources

We maintain tools, documents, resource listings and other resources to support research and community projects.

Information

Eyes on the Rise sea level rise documentaries
FEMA National Exercise Program: Exercises across the nation that examine and validate capabilities in all preparedness mission areas
Informational videos
FIU Digital Commons Sea Level Rise Collection: Publications, reports and presentations by FIU faculty
The Invading Sea: A collaboration by Florida news outlets to encourage action on sea level rise

Fall 2020 Variations: US East Coast Sea Level Changes and Impacts: How are decision-science methods helping design and implement coastal sea-level adaptation projects
Florida Building Commission Reports
- Florida Building Commission Report 2019: Potential Implications of Sea-Level Rise and Changing Rainfall for Communities in Florida using Miami-Dade County as a Case Study
  - Final Report - Appendices
- Florida Buildng Commission Report 2021: Updating the Statewide Extreme Rainfall Projections
Getting Ahead of the Curve for a Resilient Economy: An Introduction to Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change for Top Business Sectors in Southeast Florida
Miami-Dade County Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study: Hydrodynamic Modeling and Initial Water Quality Evaluations Supporting the Federal Feasibility Study
Rainfall Workshop Report: Workshop Report and Strategy Document: Development of Unified Rainfall Scenarios for Florida
Resilient305 Collaborative Summary: This document outlines the MetroLab Network's efforts in piloting a resilience research strategy and monitoring program; the Institute's SLSC is a part of this collaborative.

Powers of 10, by FIU's Gray Read: Powers of 10 provides a detailed account of the effect climate change has had by analyzing history and projecting the future of climate change on the earth and its elements by the powers of 10
Miami-Dade County Sea Level Rise Strategy: The MDC Sea Level Rise Strategy understands the effect and shares projections and mediations for the current and potential impacts of sea-level rise on people, housing, transportation, natural areas, freshwater systems, and communities in Miami-Dade County
Shading Dade: Heat Resource Guide (Summer 2021): This guide provides information on heat resources, as well as dives into the preliminary findings of the Shading Dade initative, which is a citizen science heat monitoring project in Miami-Dade County launched by FIU's Sea Level Solutions Center in the Institute of Environment, the Department of Journalism and Media and Catalyst Miami. This heat resource guide is brought to you by the Urban Heat Research Group of the Resilient305 Collaborative.

Visit the Institute's Resources for more.