Mechanisms and impacts of Earth system tip** elements

S Wang, A Foster, EA Lenz, JD Kessler… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tip** elements are components of the Earth system which may respond nonlinearly to
anthropogenic climate change by transitioning toward substantially different long‐term …

The timing of decreasing coastal flood protection due to sea-level rise

THJ Hermans, V Malagón-Santos, CA Katsman… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Sea-level rise amplifies the frequency of extreme sea levels by raising their baseline height.
Amplifications are often projected for arbitrary future years and benchmark frequencies …

Adjusting to the reality of sea level rise: resha** coastal communities through resilience-informed adaptation

MA Abdelhafez, HN Mahmoud, BR Ellingwood - Climatic Change, 2024 - Springer
Approximately 11% of the world's population lives within 10 km of an ocean coastline, a
percentage that is likely to increase during the remainder of the 21st century due to …

Accounting for tropical cyclones more than doubles the global population exposed to low-probability coastal flooding

JCM Dullaart, S Muis, N Bloemendaal… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Storm surges that occur along low-lying, densely populated coastlines can leave
devastating societal, economical, and ecological impacts. To protect coastal communities …

Future sea level rise exacerbates compound floods induced by rainstorm and storm tide during super typhoon events: A case study from Zhuhai, China

Z Zeng, C Lai, Z Wang, Y Chen, X Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Compound floods are becoming a growing threat in coastal cities against a background of
global sea level rise (SLR), and may cause increasing impacts on societal safety and …

Estimating coastal flood damage costs to transit infrastructure under future sea level rise

MV Martello, AJ Whittle - Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Future sea level rise (SLR) and associated increases in the frequency and intensity of
coastal flooding poses significant threats to coastal communities and transit systems. Yet …

Could the last interglacial constrain projections of future Antarctic ice mass loss and sea‐level rise?

DM Gilford, EL Ashe, RM DeConto… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have interpreted Last Interglacial (LIG;∼ 129–116 ka) sea‐level estimates
in multiple different ways to calibrate projections of future Antarctic ice‐sheet (AIS) mass loss …

Popular extreme sea level metrics can better communicate impacts

DJ Rasmussen, S Kulp, RE Kopp, M Oppenheimer… - Climatic Change, 2022 - Springer
Estimates of changes in the frequency or height of contemporary extreme sea levels (ESLs)
under various climate change scenarios are often used by climate and sea level scientists to …

Discount rate selection for investments in climate change adaptation and flood risk reduction projects

MV Martello, AJ Whittle - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The selection of an appropriate discount rate is a critical yet often neglected aspect of
valuing flood protection and climate adaptation projects. We examine current discounting …

Real options analysis for valuation of climate adaptation pathways with application to transit infrastructure

MV Martello, AJ Whittle, PC Oddo… - Risk Analysis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and sea‐level rise (SLR) are expected to increase the frequency and
intensity of coastal flood events, posing risks to coastal communities and infrastructure …