- October 16, 2020
These folks are not driving in salt water for no reason. This is all the beach that remains. Notice the dunes. The tourists are stuck between the base of the dunes and the water, with the biggest waves washing up under their vehicles. NOAA Technical Report 092 in July 2020 says 2019 saw 1.5 inches of sea level rise, or 38 mm, average across all NOAA tide gauges in the lower 48. The long term global sea level rise is 3.5 mm year. The 2019 rise beat the previous 1-year rise record by 1 inch. South Padre Island, Beach Access Road 5, May 2019, King Tide.