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In Delaware, scientists, state agencies and local partners are working together to understand how climate change is affecting our state.
What do we know about climate change and Delaware?
Climate change is already affecting Delaware. Over the coming years, we can anticipate even worse effects–more days of dangerously high heat, heavier precipitation, and sea level rise that leads to significant flooding.
The Delaware Climate Change Impact Assessment breaks down past and projected future climate trends in Delaware, and what these mean for Delaware’s public health, water resources, agriculture, infrastructure, and ecosystems. Read the
full report
or a
12-page summary
The
Delaware Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment
takes a deep dive into the impacts that sea level rise will have on the state. The assessment includes:
Causes of sea level rise
Sea level rise trends in Delaware
Future scenarios for sea level rise in Delaware
Mapping and data for over 75 natural resources and structures that will be impacted by rising seas, like schools, fire stations, homes, wetlands, factories, wells, roads and habitats.
Tools for understanding the impacts of climate change on Delaware
These tools provide a visual of the Delaware’s past, current and future conditions, and the effects of climate change across the state.
Delaware Climate Projections Portal
The
Delaware Climate Projections Portal
provides data on Delaware’s climate indicators like temperature, precipitation, and length of growing season, tracked back to 1950 and projected out to 2100. Users can compare past climate conditions in Delaware to conditions we can expect with climate change based on the level of our greenhouse gas emissions.
The portal is hosted by the University of Delaware as part of the
Office of the State Climatologist
Delaware Flood Planning Tool
The DNREC
Flood Planning Tool
is an interactive web map application designed to aid you in researching your flood risk in the Delaware.
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