Several Pacific Northwest (PNW) coastal communities are at risk of coastal change and flood hazards during winter seasons and, at present, local decision-makers lack both the information and tools for an adaptive capacity to reduce their vulnerability, particularly in light of the uncertainty of climate change. It is within this context of uncertainty and lack of information that we are developing a transferable approach for projecting the evolving probabilities of coastal flooding and erosion, and the associated vulnerability of Tillamook County communities to that future flooding and erosion. In addition, we aim to co-develop, with the group, the information and tools necessary to assess impacts and initiate adaptation strategies in anticipation of potential sea level rise and changing patterns of storminess.
Authors: Corcoran, Pat; Ruggiero, Peter; Woolley, Laren; Stein, Tony; Bolte, John