Sea Level Rise Data

Explore this section to deepen your knowledge of this issue and how it impacts contaminated sites along Richmond’s shoreline and the San Francisco Bay.

Zeneca Site Specific

  • A diagram of the Zeneca site from the assessment.

    Sea Level Rise Assessment (2023)

    Dr. Kristina HIll

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  • San Francisco viewed from Richmond shoreline during a King Tide.

    Sea Level Rise Assessment (2022)

    Dr. Kevin Befus

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  • A diagram of the Campus Bay (aka Zeneca site} from the assessment.

    Campus Bay (aka Zeneca site) Sea Level Rise Assessment (2022)

    Terraphase Engineering (for Zeneca, Inc.)

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San Francisco Bay & California

  • Overhead view of an ocean wave rolling up onto a beach.

    State Agency Sea-Level Rise Action Plan (2024)

    California Ocean Protection Council

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  • Close up of an ocean wave curling up and hitting the shore.

    DTSC Sea Level Rise Guidance (2023)

    California Department of Toxic Substances Control

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  • A map showing the impact of shallow groundwater rise along San Francisco Bay from the report.

    Shallow Groundwater Response to Sea-Level Rise (2023)

    Climate Pathways, SF Estuary Institute, University of California, Berkeley

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  • A map showing how sea level rise impacts groundwater rises along the San Francisco Bay from the report

    Rising Coastal Groundwater as a Result of Sea-Level Rise (2023)

    K. Hill, D. Hirschfield, C. Stanhope Lindquist, F. Cook, S. Warner

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  • A diagram showing how groundwater rises due to sea level rise from the report.

    Groundwater and Sea Level Rise What's At Risk? (2022)

    Video Presentation by Dr. Kristina Hill

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  • Close-up view of sea water spray created by a wave hitting the shore from the cover of the report.

    Making Californai’s Coast Resilient to Sea-Level Rise (2020)

    California Ocean Protection Council

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  • Close up of an ocean wave curling up and hitting the shore from the cover of the report.

    Sea Level Rise

    California Department of Toxic Substances Control

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  • Overhead view of wave hitting a sandy beach combined with image of a row of beach houses.

    California Against the Sea

    Video with Rosanna Xia and California Natural Resources Agency

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Interactive Maps & Tools

  • Illustration of a computer dashboard with hands pointing to various charts and graphs on the screen.

    Bay Adapt Currents Dashboard

    San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

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  • Map created from using the interactive tool.

    Adapting to Rising Tides

    San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

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  • Map showing toxic hazards created from using the interactive tool.

    Hazard Map

    Point Blue Conservation Science and US Geological Survey

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  • A map showing the impact of shallow groundwater rise along San Francisco Bay using the interactive tool.

    Sea-Level Rise Risk and Shallow Groundwater: Future Conditions Map

    San Francisco Estuary Institute

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  • A map showing potential sea level rise along San Francisco Bay using this interactive tool

    Sea Level Rise Viewer Tool

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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  • A map showing toxic sites around the San Francisco Bay using the interactive tool.

    5,000+ SF Bay Toxic Sites Under Threat of Rising Groundwater

    KQED

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General Information

  • Illustration from “Sea Level Rise 101” PDF.

    Sea Level Rise 101

    Richmond Shoreline Alliance

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  • Illustration from “Groundwater Rise 101” PDF.

    Groundwater Rise 101

    Richmond Shoreline Alliance

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  • Melting sea ice with a nearby research vessel.

    Antarctic Sea Ice Melts to Unprecedented Levels (2023)

    Hydro International

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  • Person standing in the middle of a flooded city street.]

    U.S. Sea Level Changes Technical Report (2022)

    Coordinated Effort of U.S. Federal Agencies

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  • People marching, with a sign that reads “There’s no planet B”.

    Consideration of Climate Resilience in Superfund Cleanup Process (2021)

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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  • Close up of flood waters washing onto a city street.

    Sea Level Rise

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

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  • Open laptop sitting on a deck showing video on screen.

    Climate Models Are Getting It Wrong. What's Going On?

    Just Have a Think

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