Sea Level Rise Project

The Sea Level Rise Project is a study currently underway at the South Florida Regional Planning Council which aims to paint a picture of what South Florida may look like in 200 years if current predictions of global warming cause sea levels to rise significantly.

Funding for this project was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through a grant administered by the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council (SWFRPC).  This project will use current EPA estimates of a 5-foot rise in sea level over a 200-year period to study the impacts on seven coastal counties in southeast Florida from Key West to Indian River County.

For more information, please select from the following links.  Please note that most of the files are several megabytes in size.  We recommend that you download the documents to your computer before viewing.

Impacts of Sea Level Rise in South Florida (PowerPoint 2.5MB)

SFRPC June 2004 Quarterly Report (PDF 330KB)

SFRPC SLR Study (September 2005) (PDF 776KB)

DRAFT Phase 2 Maps

• Miami-Dade County (PDF 3.8MB)

• Broward County (PDF 3.6MB)

• Monroe County (PDF 1.1MB)

• Palm Beach County (PDF 5.8MB)

• Martin County (PDF 4.3MB)

• St. Lucie County (PDF 2.7MB)

• Indian River County (PDF 1.2MB

Elevation Maps

• Miami-Dade County (PDF 2.9MB)

• Broward County (PDF 2.5MB)

• Martin County (PDF 2.5MB)

For additional information, please contact Manny Cela.
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