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Displaying 321 of about 321 resultsNew projections from the U.S. Geological Survey indicate Hurricane Harvey is likely to cause significant beach erosion along the Texas coastline, with water overtopping dunes and in some cases inundating areas.
As of Thursday afternoon, the USGS Coastal Change Forecast model is predicting that 100 percent of Texas’s 367 miles of coastline will undergo…
"To plan for future flood risks, Princeton climate scientists are using mathematical models of hurricanes to predict storm surge levels over the next century, taking into account the effects of sea level rise at different locations," reports Molly Sharlach for the Office of the Dean for Research in Princeton University.
Rising sea levels are predicted to submerge many coastal areas around San Francisco Bay by 2100, but a new study warns that sinking land — primarily the compaction of landfill in places such as Treasure Island and Foster City — will make flooding even worse.
Yellow areas are parts of the San Francisco Bay shoreline at risk of flooding by 2100 because…
By Shannon Cunniff
Coastal communities are struggling to accurately understand their flooding risks and identify appropriate solutions for mitigating the effects of rising seas and increased storm surges.
Fortunately, new technologies are emerging that facilitate more rapid acquisition of more accurate data and improve data visualization to support ef…
By Margaret Bauman
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Now the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) in Anchorage is collaborating with other researchers to build a coupled storm surge and wave operational forecasting capability for western Alaska.
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The ultimate goal of the AOOS modelling advancement effort is to deliver an improved coupled surge, wave and ice forecasting ca…
By Joe Lange
Thirty-one million people living in river deltas are at high risk of experiencing flooding and other impacts from tropical cyclones and climate change, according to a study by Indiana University researchers.
"To date, no one has successfully quantified the global population on river deltas and assessed the cumulative impacts from climate…