Every year flood events lead to thousands of casualties and significant economic damage.
Map** the areas at risk of flooding is critical to reducing these losses, yet until the last few …

Coastal regions (including estuaries and deltas) are very complex environments with
diverse hydrodynamic and bio-geomorphological contexts and with important socio …

Flooding is among the most prevalent natural hazards, with particularly disastrous impacts in
low-income countries. This study presents global estimates of the number of people …

Disaster losses are increasing and evidence is mounting that climate change is driving up
the probability of extreme natural shocks,–. Yet it has also proved politically expedient to …

In response to growing concerns surrounding the relationship between climate change and
escalating flood risk, there is an increasing urgency to develop precise and rapid flood …

Abstract Small Island Develo** States (SIDS) have long been recognized as some of the
planet's most vulnerable areas to climate change, notably to rising sea levels and coastal …

Global models of tide, storm surge, and wave setup are used to obtain projections of
episodic coastal flooding over the coming century. The models are extensively validated …

Global warming is expected to drive increasing extreme sea levels (ESLs) and flood risk
along the world's coastlines. In this work we present probabilistic projections of ESLs for the …

The African coast contains heritage sites of 'Outstanding Universal Value'that face
increasing risk from anthropogenic climate change. Here, we generated a database of 213 …

Abstract UNESCO World Heritage sites (WHS) located in coastal areas are increasingly at
risk from coastal hazards due to sea-level rise. In this study, we assess Mediterranean …