Sentences with phrase «affect coastal erosion»

Many factors affect coastal erosion, but new research along the coast of two Hawaiian islands suggests that sea level rise can be the strongest erosional force.

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Sustaining fresh water and energy resources; mitigating the effects of natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, severe weather, landslides, coastal erosion, and solar flares; and dealing with the consequences of global warming and sea - level rise are issues that affect all populations, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or cultural traditions.

They are at risk of coastal erosion, floods, storm surges, which could harm tourism and affect the livelihood of local communities.

For example, on many small islands coastal erosion has been widespread and has adversely affected important tourist facilities, settlements, utilities and infrastructure.

Alaska Native communities are already being affected by climate - induced changes in the physical and biological environment, from coastal erosion threatening the existence of some communities, to alterations in hunting, fishing, and gathering practices that undermine the intergenerational transfer of culture, skill, and wisdom.

These risks are three-fold: the increased number of events like floods and cyclones; droughts in some parts of the country and in long - term effects of coastal erosion affecting a large portion of the population.

Back then, Palin was the governor of a state where «coastal erosion, thawing permafrost, retreating sea ice, record forest fires, and other changes are affecting, and will continue to affect, the lifestyles and livelihoods of Alaskans,» as she wrote (in a 2007 administrative order creating the state's Climate Change Sub-Cabinet).

Develop community - relevant scenarios of sea ice loss, permafrost degradation, coastal erosion, and other environmental change that will affect communities into the future.

Furthermore, ocean and atmospheric scientists are interested in how storm - driven waves and surges combine with tides to affect the potential for coastal flooding and the rate of coastal erosion.

Deterioration in coastal conditions, for example through erosion of beaches and coral bleaching, is expected to affect local resources, e.g., fisheries, and reduce the value of these destinations for tourism.