rise and in blue, the scenario with a55 inches of sea level rise. >> this proposed study is the out growth of prior sea level rise work and led by dcdc on its adaptation adapting to rising tides project and this project is a collaborativive planning effort to help san francisco communities to adapt to the rise and event flooding. this project has engaged local regional and state and federal agency and organizations as well as non-profits and private association. together this project, team and its partners are working towards the project goal of increasing the bay area's preparedness and the sea level rise and strong events and protecting critical systems dcdc led the project study in concert with the dutch knowledge for the climate research program. >> this is the study in the map here. >> furtherance of this project, delta alliance has awarded the engineering firm which specializes in coastal engineering and 80,000 grant for the project area, mission creek and this identifying a project area and looking at adaptation and moving to i is a key. >> it requires the city to provide the

rise and in blue, the scenario with a55 inches of sea level rise. >> this proposed study is the out growth of prior sea level rise work and led by dcdc on its adaptation adapting to rising tides project and this project is a collaborativive planning effort to help san francisco communities to adapt

tuesday and wednesday morning and fall to about 1 1/2 feet below sea level later in the day.re forecasting a 1 to 2-foot permanent rise in sea level in several decades. so san francisco bay is asking the public to share photographs of the king tides for planning. >> with sea level rise and climate change the next 30, 40 years, we might actually be looking at tides that are normally this high. >> reporter: if you miss it this time, the king tides are expected to return the last three days in january. >> it is kind of hard to believe we're so dry but yet the king tide is going to flood things. >>> it's the first look we'll have at flooding in a heck of a long time. it is one of the things that happens every year at this time when the earth is as close as it gets all year to the sun. it's kind of funny it's winter and because of being closest to the sun you get a stronger pull and high tides. outside right now clear skies, 40 degrees in concord, san jose 45, santa rosa 37 and tomorrow fair skies which means some high clouds and sun but temperatures still in the mid- 60s and tomo

tuesday and wednesday morning and fall to about a foot and a half below sea level later in the day. some scientists are forecasting a one- to two-foot permanent rise in sea level in several decades so san francisco baykeeper is asking the public to share photographs of the king tides for shoreline planning. >> with sea level rise and weather changes the next 30, 40 years we might be looking at tides that are normally this high. >> reporter: if you miss it this time, the king tides are expected to return the last three days in january. sharon chin, kpix 5. >>> i think that's the only way we are going to see water, king tides. >> haven't found any water from the clouds. but, you know, i like when the tide goes out with the low tide and you can go out and check out the rocks. that's neat. that will happen this afternoon. today though couple of clouds out there but no raindrops in sight, unfortunately 2013 going to end dry weather-wise. looks like we are going to keep some clouds in the forecast though for the day. so partly cloudy skies and a few clouds and the temperatures, well, it w

right now the tide is about 4 feet above sea level. in a matter of hours at high tide, it will soar to more than 7 feet. >> that's big. >> walks along the pier at low tide tonight. he says his boat is ready for the king tide. >> aware of it and make sure your dock lines are good and you check the boat. >> king tides produce extremely high and low tides once a year when the sun, moon, and earth align to create a strong gravitational pull. oyster point marina workers experienced flooding this morning. >> it gets up to the street there and you'll deal with the salt water on the cars. >> the king tides are expected to sweep in more than 7 feet above sea level tuesday and wednesday morning and fall to about a foot and a half below sea level later in the day. some scientists are forecasting a 1 to 2-foot permanent rise in several decades so san francisco bay is asking the public to share photographs of the king tides for shoreline planning. >> with sea level rise and climate change, the next 30 or 40 years, we might actually be looking at ti

let's adapt to that. >> reporter: a group of scientists met to discuss steps to prepare for rising sea levels. >> sfo airport would be inundated if we don't start taking some steps. >> reporter: some steps include increasing sea walls. >> we have entire silicon valley companies located in areas that would be flooded. >> we may need to build more sea walls. build more levees. we may need to create more marshland. >> reporter: scientists can't predict when the water levels will rise as much as three feet, but they're confident it will happen. nbc bay area news. >>> let's turn things over to our meteorologist. bitterly cold. >> yeah. we do have a little bit of hope in that forecast that is going to prove much better for us. another record breaker again this morning. santa rosa got down to 19 degrees. this makes four out of the past six days new records here in santa rosa. that also goes for napa and lots of the north bay. freeze warning in effect for tuesday morning in all of the bay area except san francisco. outside, it is still getting very cold. 39 degrees is your average. 47 in the south ba

they say the sea level is rising. scientists say it could have disastrous impact on sfo and the peninsula and the next 85 years sea levels could rise 3 feet, maybe more, causing major flooding in san mateo county. as marianne favro reports, today scientists and legislators took a first step in addressing the problem. >> reporter: staff at sfo are already preparing for the very real possibility that rising sea tides will flood the airport. >> sfo airport would be inundated by the year 2100 if we don't start taking some steps. >> reporter: the steps started today at a special conference in san mateo. the goal is to examine ways to prepare for sea level changes. scientists say thanks to climate changes, it's unavoidable. >> that extra heat, and warmer ocean, means the glaciers and the ice sheets in greenland and west antarctica, in particular, are starting to thaw. as they thaw, that ice is going to go into the ocean and it's going to raise sea level. >> reporter: a dramatic rise in sea level from sfo to redwood city is

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now, water could rise as high as 7 feet above sea level and get as low as more than a foot below sea level. the marina workers here at oyster point, they tell me they have seen it all. >> it gets up past up to the street there and, you know, you will deal with the saltwater on the cars and stuff like that that people are not knowing what they are doing driving through it and stuff. otherwise, just high. >> reporter: so king tides are ripe between now and january 2. but new year's day morning is actually expected to be the worst when we could see the tides as high as 7 feet above sea level. of course, if you see any of these california king tides in your neck of the woods, we want you to send us your pictures. go on to kpix.com and submit them through there. now live at oyster point, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> an open burn ban take effect today. several counties are all affected. campfires will be allowed only in designated campgrounds or with special permission on private property. >>> san francisco police are looking for witnesses in the deadly shooting of a modesto man. 3

studies show that these factors combine to cause the sea level to rise by millimeters every year. this man transports merchandise by boat. about a dozen years ago, he raised his house by 50 centimeters. more recently, he installed a flood gate. >> translator: it was about 1.5 meters high. it came in over this. i had to empty it out myself. >> reporter: the full room was flooded. he had to buy new furniture. now he places it as high as possible in case of another flood. >> translator: it's expensive, but what else can i do? i was born and raised here, and i don't want to leave. >> reporter: as a result of water exposure, just touching some walls is enough to make them crumble. the waves from tourists boats also damage the building. when waves hit the foundation of buildings weakened by flooding, they are damaged further. the number of tourists increase every year, but the number of residents have declined 10% in the last decade. to help save the city, italy's government has been working on a major construction project. flood gates that rise above the surface. the gates are being in

water could rise as high as 7 feet above sea level and get more than a foot below sea level. the marina workers here at oyster point tell me they have really seen it all. >> it gets up past the street there and, you know, you will deal with the saltwater on the cars and stuff like that that people are not knowing what they are doing driving through it and stuff. otherwise, just high. >> reporter: so king tides conditions are really ripe between now and january 2 and new year's day is expected to be the peak day where new year's day morning we could see tides as high as 7 feet above sea level. of course, if you see any of these high tides in your neck of the woods, we want to you send us some of our photos. so log on to kpix.com and submit them through there. at oyster point, mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> yes, it is all happening the next couple of days because actually the earth is closest to the sun at this time of the year which is weird in the middle of winter but the earth is closest to the sun this time of the year and when you combine the fact that the moon and sun and earth

imagine if climate change wer%ñ to cause the sea level to rise that much in the coming decades.point being made this morning by a groupw3 called the california king tides this organization psq asking yo to take pictures of any floodino caused by the king tidesq so thy can show city planners where the communities are most vulnerable if the oceans, in fact, do riser >> when you have a huge swell in the water or a storm event, it so when you think about sea level rise and you think, okay, well, it's only supposed to rise a foot, that can still be a huge problem. >> evidenced by what we're seeing today? >> exactly. >> i mean, you have the white, the blue in the sky, the blue in the ocean. it's fantastic. that's why we live here in california. >> reporter: the king tides are well, where water is lapping over on the sidewalk. this is by the ferry building. it's not yet on to the actual embarcadero.ÑiÑi during the high and low tide tomorrow, those columns willlp drop about a foot an hour. reporting live here in Ñipacifi, bobzv rydell, nbc bay area new. >> boy, what a vista you have be

we're looking at something in the order in the next 90 years between now and 2100 a sea level rise onething like 2 feet, maybe up to 3 feet. >> the way we live our lives will change. that's a great question. you see it when we do the news reports about water rationing. it's going to change the way we live and the fact that we may pay more to keep our houses comfortable. people living up on hills, you may not be able to build there anymore. the government may say no, we're not going to let you build up there, that's too unstable. people living in low-lying areas, the government may say that's a flood plain now. little things and big things i think is how the weather's going to change our lives over the next, you know, generation let's say. i could go on and on about how technology has changed my day to day job since i first started doing weather. when i first started doing weather in 1972, we had a plexiglass covered map in the studio and i had a -- i guess you call it a grease pencil. like a big magic marker. i drew the symbols on the map. i drew high pressure, low pressure, snowflake

tide will be 7 feet above sea level and tomorrow, as well. >>> a massive crude oil fire in north dakota burned through the night after a train derailed carrying fuel. a whole town is being asked to evacuate. susan mcginnis reports. >> reporter: explosion sent flames and smoke billowing into the sky after a train carrying crude oil derailed near casselton, north dakota, about half hour west of fargo. >> we were taking a nap and we heard a boom and we ran outside and seen black smoke and then orange smoke. >> reporter: as night fell monday, local authorities warned a shift in the winds could push toxic fumes from the blaze over the town of casselton. >> there's a very heavy plume of smoke and carcinogen coming from the burning wreckage of those cars. >> reporter: police urged all 2400 residents to evacuate. >> just grab whatever and leave because they were like outside my house waiting for us to leave. >> reporter: officials with bns of railway company believe a train transporting grain derailed and hit the train carrying crude oil sparking the explosions and the fire. a team from the nat

we are looking at something in the order of the next 90 years between now and 2100 of sea level rising two feet, maybe up to three feet. >> the way we live our lives will change. you see it when we do the news reports about water rationing. it's going change the way we live. we may pay more to keep our houses comfortable. people living up on hills, you may not be able to build there anymore. people living in low-lying areas that is floodplain now. little things and big things is how the weather is going to change our lives over the next generation, let's say. >> i could go on and on how technology has changed my day to day job over 40 years ago. when i first started doing weather in 1972, we had a plexy covered map in the studio, i had like a big magic marker and i drew the symbols and drew snowflakes. then we got into it's a technique that allows the weather person to stand in front of the green screen and blue screen but there is nothing behind us but the images you see are superimposed and transmitted to your tv screen. >> it's been the advent of the computer that has made our job b

not a slow moving advancing sea level, but a really big flood and people were living there. >> the theoryd fresh water lake, but then when the mediterranean swelled -- >> at some moment, it broke through and flooded this place violently. >> what did noah or the people who lived there during what you believe to be this huge flood, what did they see? >> they probably -- it was probably a bad day and a lot of real estate, 150,000 square kilometers of land went under. >> and 400 feet below the surface, ballard believes he's found proof of that catastrophic event. >> i love it. i love it. i love it. i love it. >> they unearthed an ancient shore line. >> well, we dated it. about 5,000 b.c. >> that is about the time that the bible says that noah and the great flood happened. >> exactly. >> i mean, wow. >> wow. so it nailed it. >> ballard and others who agree with the so-called black sea theory believe the survivors of this traumatic event passed the story down generation to generation and inspired the biblical account. >> here's the problem. when people read the story, they said, well, did it co

john: right now, because sea levels will rise in our lifetime say the actors. but how do they know?e of these actor activists are clueless. leonardo dicaprio told a reporter wants to take a long break from acting to fly around the world doing good for the environment. fly around the world? we just heard about harrison ford's seven airplanes. of the don'tt they get that one plane ride spews more carbon than 1,000 incandescent light bulbs? if they live in a separate stupid world. you might call it, hollywood nation. actually that is the title of jane's book. james, what is going on here? >> look, hollywood has embraced environmentalism as sort average. they have their high priest, the nobel laureate, oscar winner, al gore. tough accept what he says with faith, without reason, without logic. john: it does have the ring of a religion and just, some blindness to the facts, you mentioned al gore. i was surprised to see him build these monster homes while preaching what he was preaching? >> the hypocrisy is monumental. you have this 19,000 square foot mansion inth tennessee. a group was ab

it is like a bowl and it dips below sea level likable. many of the hospitals were in a similar situation. >> what is memorial's reputation? >> the reputation was excellent. this was a place where people were proud to work. the giants of medicine in new orleans have walked the halls. people were proud to work. it was a place where ratner said would work and have a child and the child would grow up and work in the same unit. there were multi generational families who worked at the top of those. the real family, the real community and well regarded. has been a baptist hospital originally known as southern baptist and with these changes in medicine we saw in the 90s and 2,000s was bought by a for profit company. >> is memorial opened today? >> it is under new ownership and back with the baptist name. >> the same building? >> the same building. i was just there the other day, they opened the neonatal i see you where people go to have their babies, many people were born at baptist hospital. they made improvements in their electrical system that

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slowly they carry fuel tanks to the highest arctic station which is three and a half meters above sea level but oxygen levels there equate to an altitude of five thousand meters anywhere else. mainframe. all those. factors huge gropes that can seem strong can break and snap in freezing temperatures the most difficult part is the route itself seems endless ages just to cover about sixty kilometers. and that's actually good going you can do anything you can make the time go faster speed up the process you just pray for the best and hope the truck will fail you he wanted to be over soon as possible you just want to be back home and that's it so you get back home and in time you stuff feeling a strong desire to. the work is difficult but the guys are great and you feel good once everything is done. even now i want to go as soon as i can. say mcpherson. will come soon enough for clothes on and talk to. the ocean appears very come on the bridge of a captain the navigation officer and two helmsmen crew changes on the way. the crew watches reinforced you have to be twice as vigilant the closer you

scientists say -- rising sea levels on the peninsula. scientists say they are concerned because this would have an effect. rich gordon, representative jackie speier and dave pine are all scheduled to attend the conference. >>> no double dipping, a proposal would ban supervisors from working a second job. the reason behind this idea and why some oppose. >>> president obama heading to south africa for nelson mandela's funeral. how the service will serve as a rare union for other elite americans. >>> newschopper2 has just arrived. we're looking at lanes of the crash on highway 4 being cleaned up, live as we speak. you can see. the damage is already done. find out how long this back up is on highway. >>> when was the last time it was this cold? 1989, 1990, and 1972. moist words were set in 1972. we'll if we've set any -- we'll see if we've set any records yet -- coming up. >>> welcome back. 7:15. new this morning, president obama is on his way to south africa right now to attend the memorial service for nelson mandela. now, you watched it he

things that natural resource managers and planners need to think about when they're planning for sea level rise adaptation strategies. >> we're focuses on three different areas tonight. tomorrow morning at 8:50, we're looking at a 5.2 foot rise in tide level. the second area of concern, which will involve folks headed to san francisco here for new year's eve, we're going to a 7.3 foot rise then. at 11:00 p.m. it will rise 5.2 feet. you may see water closer than you want. redwood city. this is a third area we want to highlight. high tide at 9:55 in the morning. a 9.3 foot rise and another high tide at 11:52 at night rising 7.1 feet. we'll more on that in just a few minutes. >>> fire leaders announced a different type of spare the air warning today. it is a ban on open fires on parts of the bay area. it took effect in alameda and various counties because of the extreme dry conditions. it is illegal for anyone to burn just about anything outdoors, which includes fireworks. >> the high risk for fire danger is still there as it was back in july. >> santa cruz county alone has had 31 vegetation

a lot of people are concerned about the notion that we might not, for the for sea level future, see that kind of progressive president that we to see before the country needs it. >> i think he would fit in. tavis: could he sell to the american people? >> i think so. he had eloquent and integrity. we are not put into this world to sit still. we are put into this world to act. every now and then, we get some of these people that come along. wilson was one of them. i say now at the end of the century, whether you like him or not, you have to know about him. tavis: the new book from the pulitzer prize-winning author is called "wilson." of the inanniversary agar ration of woodrow wilson. it is good to have you on the -- inauguration of woodrow wilson. it is good to have you on the program. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with the wonderful angela lans bury an honoraryived oscar. we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like

was all the sister ports were around the poetry of fire not only from climate change and rising sea level but earthquake. and japan was well aware of that. it impacts every port that participated in the convention. so that's what kind of prepareness the ports are doing. the first day we had a welcome recalls for speculation that was attended by council general's. it was a way to have dinner and meet with our folks. it was interesting the translation activities were one travesty would translate in one language and they would transmit to the recipients it was an interesting way of converging we had to be mindful. it worked very well and they had some outstanding translateors. we also were met by some of the representatives from osaka sister city program they've moved over to the port of osaka. the first presentation was from the port of osaka to leadoff the convention that was our first full day. one i thought things that was under taken not something we could do in san francisco but they've taken an approach their combining several of the ports together to become that much more competitive

engage and encourage students you know of all economic background but you when you're talking about sea level rise we can see what having an impact march can do it can be studied at aaron's head it can be an encouragement it is a place to be. >> (calling names). >> good afternoon council. i'm dominique. i'm speaking on behalf of san francisco city college. i was part of the place of residence when it was first offered. it was a great class you know what the students wool really came there and fixed that place of residence up and put in a lot of energy. there's a lot of hands on you can get from any textbook. it's also part of a sift program that i was lucky enough to get the sustainability certify. i landed a yoob and now i'm looking implementing the sustainability program. it's supporting the eco center and the community >> (calling names). >> good afternoon. james bryant western union director. i know i'll start my position off as you know, i can imagination what david felt after gaga litigate came up but guess what we're the folks. those are hyphenated the nut i understand has a couple of

laila: 4,000 feet above sea level, geoff and his team are now at the mercy of the volcanic island's unpredictableeather. after putting up their tents, they set up an antenna, their only way of communicating with the outside world, should anything go wrong. the team is making preparations for the next stage of their expedition, the treacherous quarter mile descent to the lava lake. after a few hundred feet, geoff disappears into a fog of sulfur dioxide rising from the magma. the gas is extremely toxic on its own; and when it reacts with water vapor in the air, it produces a corrosive acid rain. geoff notices the change in atmosphere and quickly climbs out of the crater. as the rain begins to fall heavily, the team rushes back to camp with their valuable equipment. and now all they can do is wait for mother nature to determine their next step. coming up, will the skies clear in time for geoff mackley to reach the core of this active volcano? then this free-runner is about to launch the most ambitious human-powered set of dominoes in history; and flying a kite has never been so glorious, a bird's ey

and those could come from increased heat day that can have backs on resident in san francisco and sea level rising that's a community issue. so we are going to be working with apr i wore in discussion to make that happen so we can do community outreach with our trusted community partner. but it a 2015 project and we would like to have any member of the community to talk to us about this and as well as an advisory board. public comment on this item seeing none, and if i can just ask real quick sorry colleagues if you don't mind i can we're okay we lose a couple of commissions i know we don't want to lose our solar expert to have the conclusion to switch 8 and 9 of the continually. >> update open the environmental grant program speakers are program manager with grid alternative and jeffrey with the garden initiative this is an informational prorgs presentation. >> so commissioners and community members we thought that coming to the bayview here would be a great opportunity for annie who's our manager to give us status update on grant fund that have been tied up to be supporting community oesh

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it's designed to give scientists a glimpse of what future rising sea levels might look like. we would also like to see your photos of the king sides. you can postthem on ktvu's facebook or twitter page or e- mail them to photos at ktvu.com. >>> well, just looking at some short medium long range forecast see if i can find any rain. i've seen now through january 15th and there's nothing. that's pretty bad. we'll see if that changes. hazy skies, we've lost the breeze. had record highs yesterday. we had a few high clouds and patchy fog. that's going to do it. high pressure might weaken a little bit. we had colder lows this morning. almost 60. you see livermore a lot of 20s, 30s and some 40s. temperatures are a little low. yesterday was record highs up and down the coast. even here we had some, oakland airport, mountain view, sfo. some of these clouds drifting in the north bay. 47 tahoe. now 52 if it's quiet here it must be active some where else. the stream of moisture coming up from mexico continues to -- this has been nonstop here for a while. continues to move to the south. an