New research predicts that coastal regions may face massive increases in damages from storm surge flooding over the course of the 21st century. (sciencedaily.com)
[A] nthropogenic climate change is expected to lead to a greater incidence of high - intensity hurricanes, which together with rising sea level, will produce increased risk of storm surge flooding, while hurricanes are projected to produce substantially more precipitation as the atmosphere and oceans warm. (earther.com)
The statement also says that «If the projected rise in sea level due to global warming occurs, then the vulnerability to tropical cyclone storm surge flooding would increase.» (realclimate.org)