Sea Level Rise Study Update

The Coastal Resources Commission's Science Panel is working to update its 2010 report on sea-level rise in North Carolina, as required by Session Law 2012-202. The CRC’s charge to the panel is to conduct “a comprehensive review of scientific literature and available North Carolina data that addresses the full range of global, regional and North Carolina specific sea-level change.” The CRC further directed the panel to limit the scope of the study to a 30-year rolling time table, to be updated every five years.

The panel’s initial draft report was completed in December 2014, and forwarded to a technical peer review group for comment.

The draft report and all comments were submitted to the CRC and released for public comment on Mar. 31:

• Final Report - Mar. 1, 2016
• Final Draft Report - Mar. 31, 2015
• Peer Review Comments and Science Panel Responses
• Initial Draft Report - Dec. 31, 2014

Comments may be submitted through Dec. 31 via email to Tancred Miller. Following an extended public comment period, the report will be finalized in early 2016 and delivered to the N.C. General Assembly by Mar. 1, 2016. 

Comments received as of July 30, 2015

Science Panel Meetings

• March 13, 2015
• Jan. 26, 2015
• Dec. 15, 2014
• Nov. 19, 2014
• Sept. 24, 2014 Meeting Minutes
• Aug. 28, 2014 Meeting Minutes
• July 21, 2014 Meeting Minutes

Public Comments Received (as of Jan. 20, 2015)