Please click the sections below to learn more about regional and state-wide efforts to prepare for sea level rise and explore resources designed to help assess and adapt to changing sea levels.
Efforts To Prepare For Sea Level Rise
Countywide Assessments and Adaptation Projects:
- County of San Mateo Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment (Presentation by Hilary Papendick, San Mateo County Climate Resiliency Specialist)
- County of San Mateo Efforts on Sea Level Rise (Presentation by Jim Porter, San Mateo County Public Works Director, Caltrans Workshop, 3/4/15 – Sacramento)
- San Mateo County Grand Jury Report – Flooding Ahead: Planning for Sea Level Rise
- San Francisco International Airport Shoreline Protection Feasibility Study Evaluation and Recommendations Report
- SAFER Bay
- Foster City Levee Project
- Plan Half Moon Bay – Half Moon Bay Local Coastal Program Update
- San Mateo County General Plan Energy & Climate Change Element
- Colma & San Bruno Creek and Navigable Slough Flood Resilience
- Belmont Creek Flood Resilience
- Bay Front Canal & Watershed Resilience
- Mirada Road Project
- Plan Princeton Update
- Butano Channel Restoration Project
- Pacifica Erosion Control and Local Coastal Plan Update
- San Mateo Wastewater Treatment Plan
- Coyote Point Eastern Promenade Project
- South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
- Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge
Regional & State-wide Assessments and Adaptation Projects:
- California King Tides Project
- BCDC Adapting to Rising Tides
- Bay Area Climate Collaborative
- Coastal Hazards Adaptation Resiliency Group (CHARG)
- The Water at Bay from Our Bay on the Brink on Vimeo
- California King Tides 2015/16: “Snap the Shore, See the Future”
- Marin CSMART
- Cal Adapt
- Silicon Valley 2.0
- City of Benicia Vulnerability Assessment & Adaptation Plan
- Ocean Beach Master Plan
- Adapt LA
- San Luis Obispo – Preliminary Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Social Systems
- ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA – Five Milestones for Climate Adaptation
Sea Level Rise Adaptation Guidance:
Resources on Sea Level Rise and Ecosystems:
- NOAA Guidance for Considering the Use of Living Shorelines
- NOAA Digital Coast Sea-level Rise Viewer
- Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary – Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the North-central California Coast and Ocean
- San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals Project
- Natural Capital Project
- Our Coast, Our Future
- Future marshes tool
- State Coastal Conservancy Grants
Climate Data & Tools:
Media
2018
Latest News
- KQED Science: Nature Does Flood Control Better Than Concrete: One Idea in South San Francisco (June 28, 2018)
- County of San Mateo Media Advisory: “Shrinking Shores” Event at Poplar Beach Illustrates Coastal Impacts of Climate Change (June 7, 2018)
- Half Moon Bay Review: ‘Shrinking Shores’ illustrates sea level rise (June 6, 2018)
- KQED Science: Like It Or Not, the Water Is Coming: Will the Bay Area Defend Against Rising Seas, or Embrace Them? (May 29, 2018)
- The Mercury News: San Mateo County: Report debunks fuel industry’s fraud claims against county (May 1, 2018)
- The Almanac: Sea level rise could cost area billions, countywide study finds (Apr 14, 2018)
- Half Moon Bay Review: Coastsiders try to stay afloat amid rising seas (Mar 28, 2018)
Final Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Press Release
- San Mateo Daily Journal: ‘Inching towards sea level rise measures‘ (March 16, 2018)
- Redwood City Patch: ‘San Mateo County Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Finalized’ (March 9, 2018)
- County of San Mateo Media Advisory: Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Finalized (March 8, 2018)
2017
San Mateo County News Articles
- Half Moon Bay Review: ‘King tide event offers glimpse of future’ (December 7, 2017)
- CBS SF Bay Area: ‘San Francisco Bay Water Rise By a Foot During King Tide‘ (December 4, 2017)
- County of San Mateo Media Advisory: ‘Coffee and King Tides’ Event Kicks off the High Tide Season’ (November 30, 2017)
- Estuary News: ‘Prepping for Sea Level Rise, Who’s on First?’ (September 2017)
- County of San Mateo Press Release: County Offering Public First-Hand Look at ‘Shrinking Shores’ (August 24, 2017)
- Half Moon Bay Review “Shrinking Shores shows sea level rise projections” (June 8, 2017)
- San Bruno Patch “Shrinking Shores: An Information Event about Sea Level Rise at Poplar Beach in Half Moon Bay” (May 27, 2017)
Draft Vulnerability Assessment Press Release
- The Mercury News: “Horgan: San Mateo County sea-level report has worrisome predictions” (May 4, 2017)
- CBS SF Bay Area: “San Mateo County ‘Most Vulnerable’ In State To Sea Level Rise, Report Finds” (April 13, 2017)
- NBC Bay Area: “Peninsula Properties Worth Billions May Be at Risk to Rising Sea Levels: Report” (April 13, 2017)
- Half Moon Bay Review: “County evaluates future cost of sea level rise” (April 13, 2017)
- The Daily Journal: “Report: Rising seas pose risk to county” (April 12, 2017)
- County of San Mateo Releases Draft Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment (April 5, 2017)
2016
San Mateo County News Articles
- KTVU: “Bay Area start-up working to raise awareness about rising sea levels” (August 4, 2016)
- The Mercury News: “New San Mateo installation helps public visualize rising sea level” (August 4, 2016)
- The Daily Journal: “Seeing is believing: Virtual reality installation highlights sea level rise in San Mateo County” (August 4, 2016)
- Half Moon Bay Review: “Time to Face Challenge of Sea Level Rise” (January 27, 2016)
- Huffington Post: “El Niño Erosion Leaves Pacifica Apartments On The Brink Of Collapse” (January 25, 2016)
Look Ahead - San Mateo Launch Event
Other News Articles
- The New York Times: “The Pacific Ocean Becomes a Cauldron” (November 2, 2015)
- San Francisco Chronicle: “Vision for future needs to account for the rising waters all around us” (September 15, 2015)
- San Francisco Public Press: “Building on the Bay” (July 29, 2015)
2015
San Mateo County News Articles
- The Almanac: “King tides provide preview of sea level rise” (December 1, 2015)
- The Daily Journal: “Officials: King Tides are the future of the coast” (November 25, 2015)
- Half Moon Bay Review: “The King tide provide glimpse of trouble ahead” (November 25, 2015)
- NBC Bay Area (Video): “Coast Guard Issues Warning of ‘Extreme High Tides’ due to Bay Area Weather Conditions” (November 24, 2015)
- The Daily Journal: “Students to study sea level rise: San Mateo County funds would promote environmental education program” (October 20, 2015)
- Bay Planning Coalition: “San Mateo County Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Study” (June 15, 2015)
- Peninsula Press: “San Mateo County embarking on new sea rise vulnerability study” (March 5, 2015)