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Determining Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise

Classroom/Laboratory Activity

A classroom/laboratory activity to learn about the rate of sea-level rise and the response of shorelines to sea-level change.

Students will examine and analyze sea-level change data and shoreline response for the coast of California including Point Reyes National Seashore. They will learn about coastal vulnerability and will calculate the coastal vulnerability index (CVI).

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

  1. What are the factors that determine the vulnerability of a coastline to flooding caused by rising sea-levels?
  2. How is the coastal vulnerability index calculated?
About Tool
Tool Name Mapping Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise at Point Reyes National Seashore 
Discipline Geography, Earth Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline Hydrosphere, Urban Geography, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change and Sea Level Rise, Coastal Vulnerability Factors, Geomorphology, Accretion, Erosion, Wave Exposure, Tidal Range 
Climate Topic Disasters and Hazards, Climate and the Hydrosphere 
Type of tool Classroom/Laboratory Activity
Grade Level  Undergraduate
Location North America, United States, California
Language English
Translation      –
Developed by Len Vacher, University of South Florida
Hosted at Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Link
Access Online, Offline, Login Required 
Computer Skills Basic

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