Sea-Level Rise and Storm Surges : A Comparative Analysis of Impacts in Developing Countries

Sea-Level Rise and Storm Surges : A Comparative Analysis of Impacts in Developing Countries

An increase in sea surface temperature is evident at all latitudes and in all oceans. The current understanding is that ocean warming plays a major role in intensified cyclone activity and heightened storm surges. The vulnerability of coastlines to...

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Main Authors: Dasgupta, Susmita, Laplante, Benoit, Murray, Siobhan, Wheeler, David
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL LAND USE
AGRICULTURE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
BASIN
BULLETIN
CASE STUDIES
CLASSIFICATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE VARIABLES
CLIMATOLOGY
CO2
COAST
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL PLAINS
COASTAL REGIONS
COASTAL WETLANDS
COASTAL ZONE
COASTAL ZONES
CONDENSATION
CROPLAND
CYCLONE ACTIVITY
DAMAGES
DATA SOURCES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIKES
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
DISASTER RISK
DISASTERS
DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE BASINS
DRAINS
EMERGENCY SHELTER
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EVACUATION
FLOOD
FLOODING
FOREST
GDP
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL WARMING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN ACTIVITY
HUMAN HEALTH
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
HURRICANE
HURRICANES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INUNDATION
IPCC
LAND AREA
LAND COVER
LAND SURFACE
LAND USE
LAND-USE PLANNING
LARGE CITIES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MANGROVES
MOISTURE
MONITORING STATIONS
NATURAL DISASTER
NORTH SEA
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OCEANS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION DATA
POPULATION DENSITY
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
PRECIPITATION
PROGRESS
RAINFALL
RANGES
REGIONAL CLIMATE
RESPECT
RISK ANALYSIS
RIVER
RIVER DELTAS
RURAL POPULATION
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
SEA
SEA LEVEL
SEA LEVEL RISE
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE
SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURES
SHORELINE
SLUMS
STORM
STORM SURGE
STORM WATER
STORMS
STREAM
SUBSIDENCE
SURFACE WATER
TROPICAL CYCLONE
TROPICAL CYCLONES
TROPICAL STORMS
TSUNAMIS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH
URBANIZATION
VULNERABILITY
WATERSHEDS
WAVES
WETLAND
WETLAND AREAS
WETLANDS
WILDLIFE
WIND SPEEDS
WINDS
Microdata Set
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