Sea Level

• Vancouver crews work to shore up shoreline ahead of king tide on Monday

  The Stanley Park seawall suffered significant damage earlier this month when a king tide arrived at the same time as a powerful windstorm.

  Environment

  Jan 29, 2022
  
• Sea level rise may be ‘3 times worse’ than expected. Here’s how it could impact Metro Vancouver

  A new analysis of climate-change driven sea level rise suggests the Lower Mainland may be more susceptible to annual flooding than previously thought.

  Environment

  Oct 30, 2019
  
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• King tide: Vancouver wants your ‘sunken’ city photos to highlight sea level rise

  King tides can cause minor flooding in low-lying areas and — from the city's perspective — offer a potential view of what the region could look like amid sea level rise.

  Environment

  Nov 24, 2018
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• Antarctica’s sea ice hits second-lowest point on record

  Researchers are reporting that Antarctica has suffered its second-worst spring and summer melt ever, which follows the least amount of sea ice on record in March 2017.

  Environment

  Mar 2, 2018
• Canada’s Arctic glaciers now a major contributor to sea-level rise

  And it's happened as atmospheric temperatures have risen.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2017
• Cities need more support from feds to adapt to climate change: Vancouver mayor

  Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is calling for more aid from the federal and provincial governments to help save Canada’s coastal cities from the impact of rising sea levels.

  Canada

  May 18, 2014