Sea-level rise and future climate information for coastal councils

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What are RCP scenarios?

Select greenhouse gas scenarios

Very high greenhouse gas
scenario (RCP8.5)

High greenhouse gas
scenario (RCP6.0)

Low greenhouse gas
scenario (RCP4.5)

Very low greenhouse gas
scenario (RCP2.6)

Satellite data

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Observed data
(Satellite)Solid lines show median sea-level rise relative to an average from 1986 to 2005Dashed lines show allowances for each scenarioShaded areas show the likely range for each scenario

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Sea-level rise:
(relative to an average calculated between 1986 and 2005)

	Greenhouse gas scenario (RCP)
Date (unit)	Very low (RCP2.6)	Low (RCP4.5)	High (RCP6.0)	Very high (RCP8.5)
2030 (m)
2050 (m)
2070 (m)
2090 (m)
Rate of change at 2100 (mm/yr)

Allowances:
(relative to an average calculated between 1986 and 2005)

	Greenhouse gas scenario (RCP)
Date (unit)	Very low (RCP2.6)	Low (RCP4.5)	High (RCP6.0)	Very high (RCP8.5)
2030 (m)
2050 (m)
2070 (m)
2090 (m)

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Observed average
(1981-2010)Low greenhouse gas scenario (RCP4.5)Very high greenhouse gas scenario (RCP8.5)Range between highest and lowest model estimates

Hot days:
Mean annual number of days with maximum temperature greater than 30°C

Warm nights:
Mean annual number of nights with minimum temperature greater than 25°C

Heatwaves:
Average of longest run of days in each year with maximum temperature greater than 30°C

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Observed average
(1981-2010)Low greenhouse gas scenario (RCP4.5)Very high greenhouse gas scenario (RCP8.5)Range between highest and lowest model estimates

Very wet days:
Mean annual number of days when rainfall exceeds the observed 99.9th percentile

Dry conditions:
Mean annual (May to Apr) number of months when total rainfall is less than the historic 10th percentile

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Sea-level rise and future climate information for coastal councils

Select greenhouse gas scenarios

Sea-level rise:
(relative to an average calculated between 1986 and 2005)

Allowances:
(relative to an average calculated between 1986 and 2005)

Hot days:
Mean annual number of days with maximum temperature greater than 30°C

Warm nights:
Mean annual number of nights with minimum temperature greater than 25°C

Heatwaves:
Average of longest run of days in each year with maximum temperature greater than 30°C

Very wet days:
Mean annual number of days when rainfall exceeds the observed 99.9th percentile

Dry conditions:
Mean annual (May to Apr) number of months when total rainfall is less than the historic 10th percentile

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Sea-level rise and future climate information for coastal councils

Select greenhouse gas scenarios

Sea-level rise:(relative to an average calculated between 1986 and 2005)

Allowances:(relative to an average calculated between 1986 and 2005)

Hot days: Mean annual number of days with maximum temperature greater than 30°C

Warm nights: Mean annual number of nights with minimum temperature greater than 25°C

Heatwaves: Average of longest run of days in each year with maximum temperature greater than 30°C

Very wet days: Mean annual number of days when rainfall exceeds the observed 99.9th percentile

Dry conditions: Mean annual (May to Apr) number of months when total rainfall is less than the historic 10th percentile

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Sea-level rise and future climate information for coastal councils

Climate Change Adaptation Decision Support (C-CADS)

Sea-level rise:
(relative to an average calculated between 1986 and 2005)

Allowances:
(relative to an average calculated between 1986 and 2005)

Hot days:
Mean annual number of days with maximum temperature greater than 30°C

Warm nights:
Mean annual number of nights with minimum temperature greater than 25°C

Heatwaves:
Average of longest run of days in each year with maximum temperature greater than 30°C

Very wet days:
Mean annual number of days when rainfall exceeds the observed 99.9th percentile

Dry conditions:
Mean annual (May to Apr) number of months when total rainfall is less than the historic 10th percentile