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Impacts of coastal flooding on watersheds in Hampton Roads, VA
Coastal communities face threats of flooding associated with episodic storm events and high tides that are increasing in severity and frequency due to climate change and sea level rise (SLR). The Mid-Atlantic U.S. is experiencing SLR at rates faster than the global average, especially in Hampton …
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Assessing the Global Threat of Coastal Flooding: A Mortality Risk Model
Coastal flooding, caused by sea level rise (SLR), storm surge, and tropical cyclones, is a growing threat. Previous studies have documented mortality associated with historical coastal flooding and developed predictions of mortality risk based on SLR and human development. This study updates those …
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Assessing Vulnerability to Rapid-Onset Coastal Flooding: Advancing Methodological Approaches with a Focus on the Mediterranean Sea Basin.
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Achieving integrated resilience to Coastal Flooding on the Military Installations and Surrounding Communities on the U.S. East Coast
… aspect of critical infrastructure in coastal research is military installations and surrounding communities, which often share the same flood risks and resilience needs. However, the relationship between military bases and adjacent localities has so far received limited attention and …
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Key Drivers of Coastal Relocation in Spatial Clusters Along the US East Coast
Coastal flooding has been increasing in frequency and severity across the US East Coast, adversely impacting the human population. Preferred adaptation strategies, such as protection and accommodation, may prove insufficient under current climate change scenarios and projected future sea level …
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Rising Water: Harnessing the Process of Sedimentation for a Flood Resilient Coastal Landscape
… induced sea level rise threatens low lying coastal land, especially in regions of continuing subsidence such as the Chesapeake Bay. Alterations to shorelines over time have impacted the ability of coastal landscapes to capture and build up sediment, exposing them to continual erosion. The …
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Strategies to advance investments in coastal resilience solutions in Boston
Coastal flooding due to a combination of sea level rise, high tides, and coastal storm events is a significant risk to Boston's population, built environment, and economy. The City of Boston is proactively planning for built district-scale resilience solutions along the shoreline to protect …
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An Economics-Based Methodology for Analysis of the Inequitable Distribution of Flooding Risk
Flooding is a significant hazard that threatens both human life and property. There are a number of flooding mechanisms: fluvial, pluvial, and coastal, which are all being exacerbated by the effects of climate change. Coastal flooding hazards are especially dangerous given population dynamics …
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Beaches, People, and Change: A Political Ecology of Rockaway Beach after Hurricane Sandy
… grassroots stewards in their response to coastal flooding and erosion. This is an ethnographic case study of Rockaway Beach during the two years (October 2012-October 2014) following Hurricane Sandy. This case study is based on secondary data analysis of interviews with 52 key informants, …
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Low-Cost, Close-Range Digital Photogrammetry for Coastal Cliff Deformation and Beach Monitoring
… rise are now perceived as a real threat to coastal communities across the World, including Wales, where coastal flooding and erosion have become more widespread and accepted. Existing techniques for monitoring the coastal environment are generally very expensive, in particular, remotely …
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Investigation of the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge under Sea Level Rise
… induced by tropical cyclones have been ravaging coastal communities worldwide, where a growing number of people reside. Tremendous life and economic losses are caused by tropical cyclones, contributing to more than half of the damages induced by natural hazards. To improve the resilience of …
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Modeling Hourly Storm Surges using Deep Learning Techniques
<p>Storm surges cause coastal flooding, one of the most devastating coastal hazards. Accurate modeling of storm surges is essential for predicting and mitigating these impacts. Traditional approaches model surges at individual tide gauges and often focus on daily time scales, leading to data …
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Weathering the storms : new suburban typology for coastal cities through a case study on Winthrop, MA
… events around the world. As the sea level rises, coastal cities are becoming more vulnerable to storm surges and flooding. This is especially problematic in the U.S. where the population is concentrated and is on the rise along the coasts. Properties of high total value are also at risk. Various …
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Climate and environmental change along the East Coast of South Africa: perspectives from a local marine resource- dependent community and scientific researchers
Coastal areas are very susceptible to environmental problems such as sea-level rise, coastal flooding, increased frequency and intensity of extreme events, and changes in marine ecosystems that are arising from global climate change and variability. In the South African context, the Agulhas Current …
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Analysis, Modeling, and Forecasting Of Urban Flooding
… increase in frequency and intensity, urban flooding is an emerging concern. Urban flooding is caused when heavy rainfall collects on the landscape, exceeding the capacity of drainage systems to effectively convey runoff. Unlike riverine and coastal flooding, urban flooding occurs frequently, …
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Numerical Modelling of Wind-driven Hydrodynamics in Shallow Wastewater Ponds and Coastal Estuaries
… and intense precipitation can contribute to flooding, particularly on low-lying coastal plains. To investigate the roles of rainfall and wind-driven storm surge on coastal flooding, two major 2016 storms, Tropical Storm Hermine and Hurricane Matthew were simulated using a coupled flow-wave …
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Integrating green and gray : lessons learned from ecological and engineering approaches to flood resilience around three U.S. rivers
… U.S. cities, especially following devastating flooding from recent intense storms. These events have demonstrated challenges associated with both riverine and coastal flooding, involving surface drainage and storm surge. Climate change is anticipated to exacerbate these types of events due to …
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Mapping under uncertainity : spatial politics, urban development, and the future of coastal flood risk
Flooding is the most common and single largest source of disaster-caused property damage in the United States. The past year, 2017, was the costliest for weather and climate disasters in US history. To mitigate these losses, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Flood Insurance …
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Coral Reef Flood Protection and Coral Growth Typology
… is that of rising sea level and the resulting coastal flooding. A city that has began to think of solutions is the city of Boston, pushing them to form an initiative known as “Climate Ready Boston”. The issue of both coastal and storm water flooding are highlighted by this initiative and are …
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