Global climate change drives sea-level rise, increasing the frequency of coastal flooding. In most coastal regions, the amount of sea-level rise occurring over years to decades is significantly smaller than normal ocean-level fluctuations caused by tides, waves, and storm surge. However, even gradual sea-level rise can rapidly increase the frequency and severity of coastal flooding. So far, global-scale estimates of increased coastal flooding due to sea-level rise have not considered elevated water levels due to waves, and thus underestimate the potential impact.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/doubling-coastal-flooding-frequency-within-decades-due-sea-level-rise
[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01362-7
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sean-vitousek
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/patrick-l-barnard
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/charles-h-fletcher-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/scientific-reports
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/storms