Join us as a King Tides community scientist!
Your participation can help communities better understand and prepare for sea level rise.
We know that sea level is rising across the Pacific. Coastal communities are already struggling with issues of erosion, wave overwash, and saltwater intrusion. These problems will likely worsen with sea level rise. Documenting King Tides (the highest tides of the year) can give us a snapshot of what our future shorelines may look like with rising sea levels. We need your help to document King Tide impacts on your local shoreline!
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
How do I send photos and observations?
Visit pacificislandskingtides.org to upload your photos into the King Tides dataset. You can submit photos, observations of impacts, date, time, location, and any ideas you have to adapt and be resilient to sea level rise in places that are important to you. You can bookmark this page on your Android or iPhone for easy access.
When should I take photos of King Tides?
To find dates for our next King Tide photo surveys and what time you should head out to take a photo please use our tide tables at pacificislandskingtides.org. The peak of the King Tide is the best time to take photos because that is when water levels are highest. Depending our your photo location the time for the King Tide can vary.
Where should I take photos of King Tides?
We are interested in any and all locations that show King Tides impacts and encourage you to photograph a place that you know well. Another great tool that you can utilize to decide where to take photos is the Hawaiʻi Sea Level Rise Viewer available at hawaiisealevelriseviewer.org Areas that show flooding in the tool might be interesting locations to photograph.
