Photos of High Tides Sought
Narragansett Patch: A local partnership needs your help photographing the highest tides of the year in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Sea Grant is partnering with the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council and Save The Bay to record ongoing flooding from high tide events. They are especially interested in photos capturing the effect of flooding on shoreline homes, business, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure.
These areas are increasingly vulnerable to flooding during extreme high tide events, and as sea levels rise due to climate change, extreme tides may become the norm within a few decades.
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