Support your community in monitoring coastal flooding through community science!
Sea level rise is already driving our high tides higher, increasing coastal flooding in Maine. Twice each month, during the full and new moons, the alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth creates spring tides, higher-than-normal tides. King tides occur a few times a year when spring tides overlap with other planetary cycles, producing the year’s highest water levels. This November and December, Maine will see its peak annual flooding as king tides reach their highest points. To better understand and adapt to rising tides, we need your help monitoring flood impacts in your community!
Through this webinar, learn how to contribute observational data to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Coastal Flooding Community Science Project. Throughout this high-water season and beyond, any observation you submit to the project will be used to inform near-term emergency preparedness and long-term climate decisions, bringing Maine closer to a climate-resilient and thriving future.
