Sentences with phrase «coastal flood days»

New analysis looks at the human - caused influence on the number of coastal flood days for various locations across the U.S.

Since 1950, human - caused global sea level rise has tipped the balance to account for two - thirds of coastal flood days in the U.S., according to our latest sea level rise analysis.

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Flooding risks could remain for coastal areas for several days, the Environment Agency has warned, as it urged people not to attempt «storm selfies».

Melting ice sheets could raise sea levels high enough to flood coastal areas around the globe by the end of the century, according to scientists gathering in Denmark today for a three - day climate - change conference.

Rising sea levels will make coastal areas more prone to flooding, regional droughts are likely to increase in frequency and intensity, summer months are likely to have more extreme - heat days, and thunderstorms and other weather events are likely to become more intense in some parts of the world.

Those rising seas will slowly inundate coastal cities; many already see more so - called sunny day flooding, impeding traffic and flooding basements.

But popular visitor destinations were at risk, with major cities in coastal areas expected to face more frequent flooding in coming years, while Australia's «Red Centre» region could experience more than 100 days annually above 35 °C by 2030, it found.

But popular visitor destinations were at risk, with major cities in coastal areas expected to face more frequent flooding in coming years, while Australia's «Red Centre» region could experience more than 100 days annually above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2030, it found.

A nice example is a near flooding situation in Northern Netherlands (January 2012), caused by a combined occurrence of a saturated soil due to excessive antecedent precipitation, a heavy precipitation event in the coastal area and a storm surge with a duration of several days that hindered the discharge of excess water from the area.

They know it from days and nights that are hotter than in the past; from more frequent and more intense hurricanes or freak years like the last one when there were none; from long periods of dry weather followed by unseasonable heavy rainfall and flooding; and from the recognisable erosion of coastal areas and reefs.

The report projects that by 2100, coastal flooding could happen almost every day.

Updates the number of days during the 2016 meteorological year (May 2016 — April 2017) with a minor coastal flood at NOAA tide gauges

As Hurricane Sandy ripped through my area of coastal Connecticut last week, I watched as houses were flooded and many were left without power for what would be several days.