Sentences with phrase «make coastal flooding»

Their safety and resilience depends on the effectiveness of natural and man - made coastal flood protection, i.e. the capacity of the coastal zone to act as a buffer and absorb ocean energy through complex wave shoaling and breaking processes.

Also on the ocean front, a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that warming oceans are actually making coastal flooding worse.

Not exact matches

In addition to permanently submerging coastal land, sea - level rise will make the flood damage from hurricanes and nor'easter s worse in the future, he said.

The ultimate result could make a huge difference with storm surge and flooding in coastal states like North Carolina.

NOAA is also making its previously experimental storm surge watches and warnings operational this year, in an effort to better prepare coastal areas under threat of flooding.

Heavier rainfall plus sea level rise — which make storm surges bigger and more likely to breach coastal defences — has scientists warning of a greater flood risk in the UK as the climate warms.

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.

Although Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Lower Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane, the massive storm generated wild coastal flooding patterns throughout the Florida peninsula, Georgia and South Carolina.

Such a path is concerning in the wake of Hurricane Irma, which has altered the beach landscape and made it more vulnerable to coastal erosion and flooding.

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).

By 2005, when Hurricane Katrina drew Americans» attention to the connection between climate change and coastal flooding, scientists were getting better at making their case to the public.

There are many signs that the world is heading into a period of warming --- one that could melt glaciers, flood small islands and coastal cities, threaten some animal species and make crops difficult to grow in previously productive agricultural regions.

Following the NASA story, Edward Hannah, reader in climate change at the University of Sheffield, wrote in the Guardian that «the Greenland ice sheet is living on borrowed time», and that «tens of centimetres» of sea - level rise «would make many coastal communities more vulnerable to flooding and storm surges».

«Computer models by Hansen and others suggest that by the middle of the next century earth's average temperature may rise 4 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit, possibly altering storm patterns, making crops fail, and raising sea levels to flood low - lying coastal areas.»

Rather than focusing on big - ticket solutions such as storm - surge barriers, Rosenzweig calls for a range of initiatives, from increasing redundancy in the electric grid to sealing off tunnels and making coastal areas more resilient to flooding.

«The sea - level rise taking place right now is quickly making extreme coastal floods more common, increasing risk for millions of people where they live and work,» Ben Strauss, co-author of both studies and researcher at Climate Central, said in a statement.

We are afraid that four (possibly eight) years of denial and delay might commit the planet to not just feet, but yards, of sea level rise, massive coastal flooding (made worse by more frequent Katrina and Sandy - like storms), historic deluges, and summer after summer of devastating heat and drought across the country.

Tornadoes and hurricanes like to make their presence known in many states as do earthquakes, floods and thunder storms on the coastal towns.

The high risk for hurricanes and coastal flooding make it important for you to ensure your home is secure with Conway homeowners insurance.

Portsmouth's greater than average home insurance rates are likely due to its low - lying coastal location, which makes it more susceptible to flooding and damage from hurricanes.

Investing in a portable fan that is stackable, lightweight, and easily portable can make drying out a carpet a little quicker and easier, especially if you live in a coastal area that floods often.