As global warming intensifies violent weather events, the most vulnerable countries affected need help to respond more effectively.
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King tides and rising seas are an increasing and predictable threat, but adaptation plans to limit the damage to coastal property are still not managing the political obstacles.
Pictures of ocean bays emptied of water as Hurricane Irma moved through the Caribbean and Florida show that storm surges can move away from the coast, as well as onto it.
The ocean warming that might increase the threat of a catastrophic storm could also create the conditions for a natural defensive barrier.
Scientists correctly realised there was an increasing risk of major flooding. But they didn’t know humans were to blame.
Study finds higher risk of flooding from a combination of storm surge and heavy precipitation, particularly along the East Coast of the US.
Hurricanes can be deadly to those in their path. Officials don’t want to unnecessarily alarm before solid forecasts are in place, but residents need enough time to prepare and heed evacuation orders.
Everybody wants a quick shorthand for a storm’s damage potential. But the index we hear used most often isn’t the best option.
We’re no longer caught off guard when hurricanes make landfall, the way people were into the early 1900s. Better communications, measurements and observations all feed into better forecasts and more warning.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Centre for Disaster Studies, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Edinburgh
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Atmospheric Scientist, Florida State University
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Professor of Modern History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine
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Enterprise Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University
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Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida
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Professor Spatial Transformation, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
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Lead - Pilot Deployments Program (AIMS); Professor (Queensland University of Technology; Adjunct), Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Environmental Economics and Biosecurity, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate Professor of Meteorology, Florida State University
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Distinguished Research Professor of Earth Sciences, Florida International University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Adelaide University