Fairbourne on the west coast of Wales is at risk from both rising sea levels and river flooding.
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Booming prices for coastal properties are a mark of our reluctance to reckon with the climate change that is already upon us. We must start to properly account for and act on climate risk.
A look back at hurricane history suggests we may be significantly underestimating future risks.
Dozens of homes near Daytona Beach collapsed or were left unstable when Hurricane Nicole struck. Here’s what can be done to reduce that kind of risk.
New Zealand’s first adaptation plan gives local councils clearer guidelines, but it doesn’t tackle crucial questions about who should pay and how to future-proof major investments.
We asked 680 Florida real estate agents what they’re seeing in the market. Here’s what they said.
The author’s 9-year-old son will likely face about four times as many extreme events in his lifetime as older adults today. An international report explains the impacts already being felt.
As the impacts and costs of climate change increase over time, New Zealand’s financial systems could become less stable and the government less able to support those affected.
As the climate changes, the ocean is also changing. And that’s putting our health at risk.
Done right, managed retreat redesigns communities to be better for everyone. Here’s how it’s evolving for the future.
NOAA’s 2021 high-tide flooding outlook shows where the risks are highest and growing. Some communities are seeing 20 or more days of flooding a year now.
Survey respondents who overestimated the amount and speed of sea-level rise were more likely to express greater concern. But concern is not always helpful in prompting action.
Many coastal US cities are contending with increasingly frequent and severe tidal flooding as sea levels rise. Some are considering building seawalls, but this strategy is not simple or cheap.
Sea level is still rising, and when that lunar cycle starts upward again, it will mean double trouble for places like Miami.
Rising sea levels are as likely to trap people as they are to force them to move.
In Australia, coastal flooding is expected to be worse along the northern coast in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Can maps of people’s flooded properties convince them that rising sea level is a threat?
For every ten centimetres of sea level rise, the chances of a 100-year coastal flood increase three-fold. This means we’ll have to build flood defenses or retreat from the coast.
Hundreds of millions more people will now be at risk from rising seas in the coming decades - with Asia and island nations most vulnerable. How we react to the climate crisis is now even more crucial.
As climate change speeds up tropical storm cycles, rivers and bays have less time to process nutrients and pollutants that wash into them after each event.
Top contributors
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AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience & Research Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Professor in School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences; and Director of Environmental Futures Research Centre, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Professor Applied Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Coastal Flood Risk, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Professor of Urban Studies and Public Health, Georgia State University
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Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Emeritus Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Canberra
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Reader in Earth Systems Science, The Open University
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Professor of Climate Change Science, Director of the Walker Institute, University of Reading
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Head of Marine Physics and Ocean Climate, National Oceanography Centre
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
