There’s a new flood map out by the state of Delaware.
And, it finds things could be worse than expected.
This mapping project says that the 100 year storm flood level could be three feet higher than expected.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that this would mean that places like the south end of Rehoboth Beach could be inundated with water within a hundred years.
The maps go far beyond those of the state’s sea level rise projections and those of Federal Emergency Management Agency.
State Environmental Chief David Small emphasized to the News Journal that the new maps were only for guidance and planning not for new regulations.
They are designed to help communities plan for the eventual rise in the waters along the coast and the inland bay areas.
The mapping is part of Governor Jack Markell’s executive order that calls on agencies to develop tools to plan for and adapt to climate change and sea level rise.
