What Does That Parking Lot Puddle Have To Do With Climate Change?

Numerous outlets reported on a new paper showing the impacts of high-tide flooding events on local businesses in the historic downtown district of Annapolis, MD. The Science Advances study by Stanford Ph.D. candidate Miyuki Hino working with Katharine Mach, Director of the Stanford Environment Assessment Facility, shows businesses in Annapolis lost 3,000 visits in 2017 due to rising sea levels spurring high-tide flooding. Greater impacts are expected in the future as sea levels continue to rise due to global climate change. Co-authors on the paper include Stanford MBA and E-IPER graduate Samanthe Belanger, Woods Director Chris Field, and Alexander Davies, Instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy. 

Media Coverage

Study: Annapolis businesses have lost up to $172,000 to nuisance flooding - Capital Gazette, Feb. 22, 2019

In Annapolis, the tide has come in and out 540,000 times, but now it’s worrisome - The Washington Post, Feb. 17, 2019 

Frequent high-tide flooding can affect coastal communities' economy: Study - Yahoo! News, Feb. 17, 2019

More frequent high-tide flooding can hurt coastal economies - Market Business News, Feb. 16, 2019

Cost of Climate Change: Nuisance Flooding Adds Up for Annapolis’ Historic City Dock - Inside Climate News, Feb. 15, 2019

US coastal businesses hit by everyday impact of climate change, study shows - The Guardian, Feb. 15, 2019 

Brief, Repetitive Floods in Coastal Cities Cause Economic Losses - Eos, Feb. 15, 2019

What Does That Parking Lot Puddle Have To Do With Climate Change? - Science Friday, Feb. 15, 2019

Rising Seas Already Costing Coastal Businesses Millions - Courthouse News, Feb. 15, 2019

Climate-fueled nuisance flooding cost this town up to $172,000 in lost revenue - Think Progress, Feb. 15, 2019

Blue-Sky Floods Take a Rising Toll for Businesses - Bloomberg News, Feb. 15, 2019

U.S. coastal communities already facing the impacts of sea level rise - Earth.com, Feb. 15, 2019

Rising Sea Level: The tide on your doorstep - Spiegel Online, Feb. 15, 2019

Using Parking Meter Records and Tweets From Local Businesses for Sea Level Rise Research - Weather Underground, Feb. 15, 2019

High-Tide Floods Deter Visitors, Cut Historic Maryland Town Revenue - AAAS News, Feb. 15, 2019