A tool that simulates sea-level rise and coastal erosion is giving P.E.I. residents a glimpse into the future. And for some, the view is not good.Adam Fenech, director of UPEI's Climate Lab, says the simulator tool has been updated with the latest coastal imagery gathered by the provincial government. Adam Fenech has spent 35 years spreading the message that climate change is coming. For the last 10 of those, he's had an assistant named CLIVE helping out.
The director of the UPEI Climate Lab said the reaction from students during the first demonstrations of CLIVE was immediate.A tool that simulates sea-level rise and coastal erosion is giving some Prince Edward Island residents a peek into the future. CBC’s Nancy Russell spoke with Adam Fenech, director of the UPEI Climate Lab, who explains how the program lets people ‘fly’ over the province and see how the future will treat their properties.
This month, Fenech is touring the Island with an updated version of CLIVE, visiting eight communities to give residents a glimpse into the future. "I'm hoping that they can judge their vulnerability and then take action, which is either move their structure further away from the shore or build up some form of protection."
Fenech said the visualization tool has been updated, using the latest imagery gathered by the provincial government. While that might seem like a slow rate to some, it doesn't take very long for 30 feet of coastline in front of a summer cottage, for instance, to disappear.This drone footage captured by CBC's Shane Hennessey on Monday shows the damage left by post-tropical storm Fiona in North Rustico and Stanley Bridge on the North Shore.
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