PUHI — The anticipated impacts of sea level rise on Kauai will be explained in a Friday meeting at Kauai Community College.

Ruby Pap, coastal land use extension agent with University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program, will be answering questions and explaining details of the Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report, released December 2017 by the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission.

The session, set for 5:30 to 7 p.m., will include a question and answer time, as well as an interactive training session using the Hawaii Sea Level Rise Viewer, an online mapping tool and a companion to the State Sea Level Rise Report.

The report combines information from sources as well as “best-available peer-reviewed scientific research articles” according to the report.

It is considered a “living output” that will be updated as new information becomes available, according to the state, and is intended to serve as a framework for identifying and managing climate change threats facing Hawaii.

The Panel on Climate Change estimates under a “business as usual” scenario, where global greenhouse gas emissions increase at the current rate, that the sea level will rise 3.2 feet by the year 2100. Some estimates suggest that magnitude of sea level rise could occur as early as the year 2060.

The report and accompanying mapping tool dive into what that means for Kauai’s shorelines, roads, buildings and businesses.

The meeting will be in the Continuing Education Room 106 C/D.

Information: Ruby Pap at 241-4183.

State Sea Level Rise Viewer available at: hawaiisealevelriseviewer.org.