Climate trends - Jersey
Paul Aked
Senior Meteorologist – Observations and Climatology
February 2019
Climate trends - Jersey Paul Aked Senior Meteorologist - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Climate trends - Jersey Paul Aked Senior Meteorologist Observations and Climatology February 2019 Climate trends Recording temperature and rainfall in Jersey Maison St. Louis Observatory - Jersey Recording the weather since 1894
Senior Meteorologist – Observations and Climatology
February 2019
Maison St. Louis Observatory - Jersey Recording the weather since 1894 Jersey’s official climatological recording site
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1901 to 1930
Celsius
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1901 to 1930 1991 to 2018
1901 to 1930, 30 year monthly average air temperature compared with 1991 to 2018, 28 year monthly average
Celsius
10.0 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.0 12.5 13.0 13.5 14.0
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Celsius 1894
10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14
1901 to 1930 1911 to 1940 1921 to 1950 1931 to 1960 1941 to 1970 1951 to 1980 1961 to 1990 1971 to 2000 1981 to2010 1991 to 2018
10.0 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.0 12.5 13.0 13.5 14.0
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Celsius 1894 1901 to 1930
Climate trends Temperature - Maison St. Louis - Extremes Daily maximum and minimum records since 1894
Looking more closely at daily extremes and when they occurred Of the 366 daily records
125 daily maximum extreme temperature records since 1st Jan 2000
34% of the extreme records occurred in the last 19 years of the 124 year period
22 daily minimum extreme temperature records since 1st Jan 2000 6% of the extreme records occurred in the last 19 years of the 124 year period
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1901 to 1930
Millimetres
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1901 to 1930 1991 to 2018
Millimetres
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Millimetres 1894
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1901 to 1930 1911 to 1940 1921 to 1950 1931 to 1960 1941 to 1970 1951 to 1980 1961 to 1990 1971 to 2000 1981 to2010 199 20
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Millimetres 1894 1901 to 1930 30 year period average
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St Helier Town Hall, St Helier 12 February 2019
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
– Background – why a SCRMP – Previous Work – Why Are Islands Special – Assessing Risk
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
– Delivering SOJ objectives – Review coastal policy – Programme
– Changing climate – Response to SLR needed – Plan for today and plan for the future – 25 years of background – Asset management early days – Policy driven today – Draft SCRMP by NOC in 2017
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
1. protect public health and safety; reduce income inequality and social exclusion; 2. support development which promotes economic, social and environmental sustainability; 3. protect and enable a sustainable, vibrant and diverse economy; 4. protect St. Helier, as principal urban centre, enhancing it as a place to live, work and visit; 5. protect and enhance island’s townscape, landscape, coastline and seascape; 6. protect and enhance biodiversity, and island’s terrestrial and marine habitats and ecosystems; 7. protect and enhance the island’s heritage assets; 8. support and enable coastal access, and enabling travel to, from, in and around Jersey; 9. protect water and other natural resources, including surface and groundwater quality.
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
A303 Stonehenge Bypass (2018)
Policy Description No active intervention (NAI)
Maintain the defence line (MTDL)
Adaptive management (AM)
Advance the Line (ATL)
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
– Coastal Management Areas and Units – Scoring of policy and options for units of coast
Ouen’s Bay
Coastal Management Units and Coastal Management Areas
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
1. Defence 2. Community 3. Environment 4. Economy
DIRECT DAMAGE AVOIDED
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
TOTAL ADDED VALUE INDUCED VALUE GROSS VALUE ADDED IMPACT
– Property, infrastructure, health, roads, tourism, heritage, emergency costs, Port, ferries, energy etc. – Economic viability – Wider environment benefits
qualitative assessment
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
Modelling – Feb 2019 Appraisal and Impact Assessment – May 2019 Public Consultation - Summer 2019 Final Shoreline Climate Resilience Management Plan and Action Plans – Oct 2019 Outline Scheme Development
Future Jersey Long Term Integrated Flood and Erosion Management
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
Growth, Housing and Environment Coastal and Highway Maintenance
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
properties
swimming and dog walking
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
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GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
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GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
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– REDUCE FLOODING – PROTECT PROPERTIES – RESPECT THE ENVIRIONMENT – MAINTAIN THE AMENITY – AFFORDABILITY GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
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GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
– Reduce the volume of water overtopping
– Affect the sea view from promenade
– Medium
+7.500 +8.700
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
– Contain the water to the promenade
– Overtopping not reduced – Large volume of water to pump – Debris thrown over the wall will block drainage gullies
– Medium
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
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GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
– Reduces the need to transport 1 ton sandbags
– Overtopping not reduced – Reduced public parking
– Low
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
– Reduce the amount of water going
– Only small reduction in overtopping volumes – Not beach user friendly
– High
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
– Flood water is taken away more quickly
– Overtopping not reduced – Limited space to install pump station
– High
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GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
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Option Benefits Disadvantages Cost 1
return profile Reduces the volume of water
Medium 2
Water retained
gullies Medium 3
steps and slip. Reduces the need to transport 1 ton sandbags.
Low 4
action. Reduce the wave height
High 5
Water retained
gullies High
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME 2014 water levels and 50 years return period GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 9 9.1 9.2
Total overtopping volume (m3/m) Top level of the wall (mAOD)
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GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
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GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
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Picture by Ross Fearnley , Feb/18 GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME
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ALWAYS RESPECTFUL BETTER TOGETHER CONSTANTLY IMPROVING CUSTOMER FOCUS WE DELIVER
ONE ISLAND ONE COMMUNITY ONE GOVERNMENT ONE FUTURE
GUNSITE FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME