- October 16, 2020
The dry white sand in the upper left of this photo is where this tide has not yet reached. This is all the beach that remains. In July 2020 NOAA said 2019 saw 1.5 inches of sea level rise in the US — ten times the global average. The long term global sea level rise is 3.5 mm. The 2019 rise beat the previous 1-year rise record by 1 inch. South Padre Island, Beach Access Road 5, May 2019, King Tide.