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Sea-level change in the Pacific Islands region: A review of evidence to inform Asian Development Bank guidance on selecting sea-level projections for climate risk and adaptation assessments

… Surge Projections for the Pacific Islands Region 22 D. Wave Climate Projections for the Pacific Islands Region 23 E. Wave Power Projections for the Pacific Islands Region 24 v. … ocean and atmosphere result in the continual exchange of heat and water, driven by prevailing winds to achieve dynamic …
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Mainstreaming water resilience in Asia and the Pacific: guidance note

… range of internal variability as compared to 1850–1900. Heat extremes have increased while cold extremes have … an increase in frequency of more extreme storm surge and wave events leading to flooding or, in other words, extreme … reefs as natural breakwater. Coral reefs absorb 97% of wave energy, which buffers shorelines from currents, waves, …

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