A study supported by a Rutgers-led consortium shows climate change is reshaping coastal flood risks worldwide.
A study supported by a Rutgers-led consortium shows climate change is reshaping coastal flood risks worldwide.
Rising seas are increasing the frequency of coastal flooding in many parts of the world, prompting researchers to better understand the role of human-caused climate change in those regions.
Until now, scientists have had limited ability to quantify how much climate change contributes to coastal flooding at local and regional scales. But a new study helps fill that gap by identifying the extent to which human-caused sea level rise is driving increases in extreme water levels around the globe.
“Sea level rise is making both tidal flooding and storm-driven flooding more frequent, extensive and expensive,” said Robert Kopp, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, the director of the Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub (MACH) at Rutgers University and a coauthor of the study. “This work allows us to pinpoint the human role in driving these changes.”
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