

Sea level rise is caused by the ocean expanding as it heats up due to global warming and as major stores of ice from glaciers and ice sheets melt.
Around the world, sea level rise and flood-related events are causing billions of dollars in damage.
Cities are responding with efforts to enhance their communities’ resilience to flooding. Vancouver is planning for this now, to prevent impacts of major catastrophes and to avoid major costs down the road.
Help us document rising sea levels
Sea level rise times
December 2021 | January 2022 | February 2022 |
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Dec 6, 8am | Jan 3, 7am | Jan 31, 6am |
Dec 7, 8:50am | Jan 4, 7:43am | Feb 1, 6:36am |
Dec 8, 9:40am | Jan 5, 8:34am | Feb 2, 7:10am |
Dec 9, 10:28am | Jan 6, 9:03am | Feb 3, 7:43am |
Dec 10, 11:13am | Jan 7, 9:41am | Feb 4, 8:14am |
Regular high tide | Jan 8, 10:16am | Regular high tide |

Snap photos of the 2021 and 2022 king tides and provide us with critical information to help improve our understanding of the changing shoreline.
Email your photos to sealevelrise@vancouver.ca or post to social and tag us @greenestcity.
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