Sentences with phrase «increase coastal flooding»

For starters, higher seas will increase coastal flooding.

Regardless of whether participants said they accepted that human activity caused climate change, most recognized that scientists expect climate change to create serious environmental dangers, including increased coastal flooding.

The small global mean change, however, is expected to create large problems in sensitive areas of the Earth system — rising sea level leading to increased coastal flooding, more heat waves and drought, and the disappearance of summer Arctic sea ice, to name a few.

And the front page New York Times story based on the study notes that 3.7 million Americans — that's how many live within mere feet of high tides — are now at risk from increasing coastal flooding, thanks to rising sea levels.

Republicans and Democrats alike shared stories of their communities being battered by unprecedented and increasing coastal flooding.

As Secretary Kerry noted, Virginia's Hampton Roads area, experiencing increasing coastal flooding due to sea level rise, is a microcosm of the bigger risks facing our nation and world.

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The effects of oilsands production on climate change must be confronted sooner or later — and given the increasing incidence of weird weather and coastal flooding, probably sooner.

Homeowners in certain areas of the UK are at increased risk of coastal, river or groundwater flooding, and many homeowners have already experienced the devastation that flooding brings.

With less than 14 inches of sea - level rise, most of the 90 U.S. coastal cities studied outside of Alaska would see a 25-fold increase in disruptive and damaging flooding by around 2080, 2060, 2040 or 2030 under the low, intermediate - low, intermediate and intermediate - high scenarios, respectively.

New research predicts that coastal regions may face massive increases in damages from storm surge flooding over the course of the 21st century.

The revised maps are the first update in the coastal areas of Maryland in 25 years and confirm both increases and decreases in the 100 - year flood elevations over this period of time.

The increase in frequency of these events that are today considered exceptional will likely push existing coastal protection structures beyond their design limits, leaving a large part of Europe's coastal zones exposed to flooding, according to the study's authors.

«The results show that people in coastal areas are more aware of flood threats than those living in inland flood zones, and that populations in inland areas are increasing.

Climate change can lead to heavier rain from hurricanes and increased risk of coastal flooding due to storm surge.

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.

In addition, stronger storms may also lead to greater coral damage due to increased flooding events, associated terrestrial runoff of freshwater and dissolved nutrients from coastal watersheds, and changes in sediment transport (leading to smothering of corals).

«In any coastal area there's extra value in property, [but] climate change, insofar as it increases risks for those properties from any specific set of hazards — like flooding and storm surge — will decrease value.»

Additionally, sea level rise driven by climate warming combined with coastal subsidence related to human activities increased the storm surge while urban development such as paving over grasslands and prairies are likely to have exacerbated flooding.

If we don't act, the world is vulnerable to devastating climate impacts, including flooding of our coastal cities, water shortages, and increased extreme weather.

Rising sea levels also increase the risk of coastal flooding.

Rising sea levels will, over time, inundate low - lying property and increase the amount of flooding that occurs during coastal storms.

Vacation Homes are often purchased on coastal areas, which may add flood insurance or increase your typical insurance policy or association dues.

Flood exposure is increasing in coastal cities owing to growing populations and assets, the changing climate, and subsidence Here we provide a quantification of present and future flood losses in the 136 largest coastal cities.

Dorothy Atwood, one of the course participants, notes that «the reality of increasingly dangerous climate change — the rising temperatures and sea levels; the droughts, floods and stronger storms; the acidic oceans; the increasing forest fires; the expanding health dangers; the economic costs of floods, drought, hurricanes and sunken coastal cities — are very real to us and demand our personal and group response because it makes both environmental and economic sense to change the way we live and solve these problems.»

Similar negative effects occur with worsening air pollution — higher levels of ground - level ozone smog and other pollutants that increase with warmer temperatures have been directly linked with increased rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease — food production and safety — warmer temperatures and varying rainfall patterns mess up staple crop yields and aid the migration and breeding of pests that can devastate crops — flooding — as rising sea levels make coastal areas and densely - populated river deltas more susceptible to storm surges and flooding that result from severe weather — and wildfires, which can be ancillary to increased heat waves and are also responsible for poor air quality (not to mention burning people's homes and crops).

In the Northeast, «Communities are affected by heat waves, more extreme precipitation events, and coastal flooding due to sea level rise and storm surge,» for example, while in the Southeast and Caribbean, «Decreased water availability, exacerbated by population growth and land - use change, causes increased competition for water.

This causes increased erosion due to permafrost melt, increased flooding due to the warmer temperatures, and intensified storms because the sea ice forms later in the season and is unable to provide a natural barrier for our coastal communities.

It would also raise the risk of tidal flooding, and in areas that are expected to see an increase in rainfall, flash flooding and river flooding would compound the flood risk associated with coastal waters.

The station's exposure to coastal flooding is projected for the years 2050, 2070, and 2100 based on the National Climate Assessment's midrange or «intermediate - high» sea level rise scenario (referred to here as «intermediate») and a «highest» scenario based on a more rapid rate of increase.

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The shipyard's exposure to coastal flooding is projected for the years 2050, 2070, and 2100 based on the National Climate Assessment's midrange or «intermediate - high» sea level rise scenario (referred to here as «intermediate») and a «highest» scenario based on a more rapid rate of increase.

Average sea - levels may rise, which would affect coastal communities through more frequent flooding and increased ground - water salinity.

For example, the statement that sea level rise will increase flooding due to coastal storms is later qualified by the statement that there is «low confidence in the magnitude» of the increase in flood risk.

Rising sea levels will, over time, inundate low - lying property and increase the amount of flooding that occurs during coastal storms.

It highlights several implications for this sector, including altered seasonality, desertification and floods, damages caused by increased incidence of natural hazards, coastal erosion and loss of beach areas, and loss of natural and archeological attractions.

«We conclude that, if projections for an increasing frequency of extreme El Niño and La Niña events over the twenty - first century are confirmed, then populated regions on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean basin could be alternately exposed to extreme coastal erosion and flooding, independent of sea - level rise,» the authors write.

Scientists expect a warming world to drive further sea - level rise over this century and beyond.3, 10,11 New York City faces increases in coastal flooding, the extent and frequency of storm surge, erosion, property damage, and loss of wetlands.3, 12,13

Coastal zones are particularly vulnerable to sea - level rise and enhanced storms, facing serious impacts including: (1) inundation and displacement of wetlands and lowlands; (2) increased coastal erosion; (3) increased coastal storm flooding; and (4) salinization (Barth & Titus, 1984).

It argues that investments should start with low - regret options, with measures that tackle the weather risks that countries already face, such as increased investment in water storage in drought - prone basins or protection against storms and flooding in coastal zones and / or urban areas.

By the late 21st century, climate models project that sea level will rise up to a foot higher than the global average along the northeast US coastline, resulting in a dramatic increase in regional coastal flood risk.

(1) to provide new and additional assistance from the United States to the most vulnerable developing countries, including the most vulnerable communities and populations therein, in order to support the development and implementation of climate change adaptation programs and activities that reduce the vulnerability and increase the resilience of communities to climate change impacts, including impacts on water availability, agricultural productivity, flood risk, coastal resources, timing of seasons, biodiversity, economic livelihoods, health and diseases, and human migration; and

Even modest sea - level rises could increase flooding of coastal lands like Bangladesh, Florida and even Manhattan.

To bring you up to speed here, Hunter et al had written some research in the journal Ocean Engineering discussing how high coastal infrastructure should be built in the future to avoid increasing the risk of flooding.

Should this occur, coastal cities, ports, and wetlands would be threatened with more frequent flooding, increased beach erosion, and saltwater encroachment into coastal streams and aquifers.

The bases» exposure to coastal flooding is projected for the years 2050, 2070, and 2100 based on the National Climate Assessment's midrange or «intermediate - high» sea level rise scenario (referred to here as «intermediate») and a «highest» scenario based on a more rapid rate of increase.

For the Baltic and Arctic coasts, sea - level rise projections under some SRES scenarios indicate an increased risk of flooding and coastal erosion after 2050 (Johansson et al., 2004; Meier et al., 2004, 2006; Kont et al., 2007).

What's more, sea levels are rising, elevating storm surge and increasing the amount of coastal flooding — and the amount of electricity infrastructure at risk — when future storms arrive.

Negative impacts will include increased risk of inland flash floods, and more frequent coastal flooding and increased erosion (due to storminess and sea - level rise).

• Tools, datasets, and land management information to support coastal planning, including better data and resources provided via platforms that improve their usability by decision makers • Linking physical vulnerability with economic analysis, planning, and assessment of adaptation options • Improving understanding of increased risks of and damage from coastal storm surge flooding • Developing risk - management approaches for coastal development and local land - use planning

Heavily populated coastal areas will be at greatest risk due to increased flooding.