Sea Level Rise and Rehoboth Beach and Cape Henlopen State Park, DE
Rehoboth Beach is a popular tourist destination, partly due to its proximity to DC, MD, VA, and PA, high water quality, and because it has less commercial development than nearby Ocean City, MD.
Adjacent to Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk is Cape Henlopen State Park. Situated on over 5,000 acres, the park has hiking trails along beach, coastal pine forest, and tidal salt marsh. Notably, a section of the park is located in Lewes, DE.
Sea Level Rise Projections
Step 2. Use the graph below to predict how many feet global sea level will rise by 2100. Record this information in your Investigation Guide to help you predict the impacts of sea level rise on Rehoboth Beach and surrounding areas on the next page.
Note: You'll have to decide which projections you think are relevant.
| Graph from: U.S. Global Change Research Program (2014). Chapter 2: Our Changing Climate (p. 45). In Climate change impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment. Available at: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/our-changing-climate/sea-level-rise |