Sentences with phrase «elevation coastal zones»

In a paper published recently in the journal PLOS ONE, a team of researchers from several Western institutes estimated the number of people living in low - elevation coastal zones, as well as the scale of the population at risk from one - in -100-year storm surge events, by using scenario - based projections.

Their findings show that even under the lowest growth assumptions, the global population in low - elevation coastal zones could rise by more than 40 percent, from 625 million in 2000 to 879 million in 2030.

Beyond sea level rise, low - elevation coastal zones in many countries face intensifying storm surges that will push sea water further inland.

Not exact matches

In the northern part of the zone, Atlantic influences are practically nonexistent — probably because of the relatively high elevations of the coastal region, which reach 900 to 1,800 feet around San Jorge Gulf — although cold Pacific winds from the west and the cold Falkland Current off the Atlantic coast do have some effect.