Le BRGM publie un nouveau rapport afin de dresser un état des connaissances de l’impact potentiel du changement climatique sur les aléas littoraux (érosion côtière et submersion marine) en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, avec un focus particulier sur l’ex-région Aquitaine. Pour...
Coastal flooding
High-resolution multi-scale modelling of coastal flooding due to tides, storm surges and rivers inflows. A Cork City example
Source: Science Direct Authors: Agnieszka I.Olbert, Joanne Comer, Stephen Nash, Michael Hartnett Highlights • New nested flood model is used to study dynamics of coastal flooding. • Coastal flooding results from a complex set of tides, storm surges and rivers inflows....
Participatory simulation to foster social learning on coastal flooding prevention
Source: Science Direct Authors: NicolasBecu, MarionAmalric, BriceAnselme, EliseBeck, XavierBertin, EtienneDelay, NathalieLong, NicolasMarilleau, CéciliaPignon-Mussaud, FrédéricRousseaux Highlights • A participatory simulation tool to increase risk managers'...
Coastal flood risk: European scale Vulnerabilities – Global assessment
Source: ClimateChangePost The impact of urbanization, excluding climate change The impact of urbanization on the extent of urban areas exposed to flood and drought hazards has been assessed, without factoring in the potential impacts from climate change. The results...
Doubling of coastal flooding frequency within decades due to sea-level rise
Source: Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 1399 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01362-7 Authors: Sean Vitousek, Patrick L. Barnard, Charles H. Fletcher, Neil Frazer, Li Erikson & Curt D. Storlazzi Abstract Global climate change drives sea-level rise, increasing...