New tools forecast potential sea level flooding events

PacIOOS Six-Day High Sea Level Forecast for Apra Harbor, Guam. Image courtesy of PacIOOS.

Seawater overtopping roadways or flooding homes and businesses in low-lying communities can threaten the public health and safety of Pacific Islanders. A team of physical oceanographers, including Oceanography postdoctoral researcher Martin Guiles and Oceanography professor Doug Luther, working with Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) has developed new tools to forecast potential inundation events so that affected communities can better prepare and respond to such threats days in advance. The forecast models are called the PacIOOS Six-Day High Sea Level Forecasts and the most recent developments include Apra Harbor in Guam and Malakal in Palau.

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