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Climate change presents numerous challenges for management of U.S. National Park Service (NPS) natural and cultural resources and infrastructure. 92% of U.S. coastal national parks are, or will be, affected by sea level rise. The parks need the best available sea level rise and storm surge projections for park planning. It was announced in September 2013, that the NPS has taken the proactive approach to identifying and addressing these issues by launching a project to examine future sea level and storm surge 118 coastal parks. The aim of this project is to determine how vulnerable to sea level change and flooding from coastal storms these parks are so that we can protect these resources before they are lost forever. Rising sea level coupled with storm events like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy are endangering habitats and cultural resources and will require changes to coastal infrastructure.