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New Orleans Lower NInth Ward

Protecting New Orleans may fail, but so do more deltas around the world

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The Geography of Future Coastal Water Challenges

The adaptation challenge of US coastal cities

The adaptation challenge of US coastal cities

Storm surges in the near future: good news for some, bad news for others

Storm surges in the near future: good news for some, bad news for others

Subsidence coastal cities contributes more to relative sea level rise than previously thought

Subsidence coastal cities contributes more to relative sea level rise than previously thought

Coastal flood risk increases much faster than previously thought

Coastal flood risk increases much faster than previously thought

When sea level rise accelerates, so will the erosion of rock coast cliffs

When sea level rise accelerates, so will the erosion of rock coast cliffs

What high-end sea level rise should we plan for? 1.55 m by 2100, scientists conclude

What high-end sea level rise should we plan for? 1.55 m by 2100, scientists conclude

Vast majority of people exposed to flooding are too poor to protect themselves

Vast majority of people exposed to flooding are too poor to protect themselves

Human interventions in rivers outpace threats from climate change

Human interventions in rivers outpace threats from climate change

Multi-century sea level rise may lead to unprecedented threats to coastal cities

Multi-century sea level rise may lead to unprecedented threats to coastal cities

Frequency of extreme sea levels will increase dramatically in many parts of the world’s coasts

Frequency of extreme sea levels will increase dramatically in many parts of the world’s coasts

How will different rates of sea-level rise determine the future of the Wadden Sea?

How will different rates of sea-level rise determine the future of the Wadden Sea?

Sandy coastlines worldwide under threat of erosion

Sandy coastlines worldwide under threat of erosion

19% of the world’s population lives on sinking land

19% of the world’s population lives on sinking land

Sea-level rise determines the future of our deltas

Sea-level rise determines the future of our deltas

How much will Europe’s sandy beaches erode when sea level rises?

How much will Europe’s sandy beaches erode when sea level rises?

For Europe’s high value coastal conurbations extra flood protection pays off

For Europe’s high value coastal conurbations extra flood protection pays off

Ten per cent of global mean sea level rise is water lost from land

Ten per cent of global mean sea level rise is water lost from land

Global sea level rise is accelerating by an extra mm per decade

Global sea level rise is accelerating by an extra mm per decade

Global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding strongly underestimated

Global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding strongly underestimated

Good news: Global vulnerability to climate-related hazards is decreasing, so far.

Good news: Global vulnerability to climate-related hazards is decreasing, so far.

So far, intertidal flats in the Wadden Sea can easily keep up with sea-level rise

So far, intertidal flats in the Wadden Sea can easily keep up with sea-level rise

Extreme coastal water levels much higher due to combination of storm
 surge and waves

Extreme coastal water levels much higher due to combination of storm
 surge and waves

Sea level rise in 2100 could exceed 2 m, experts conclude

Sea level rise in 2100 could exceed 2 m, experts conclude

Currently, melting glaciers contribute almost 30 per cent to observed sea level rise

Currently, melting glaciers contribute almost 30 per cent to observed sea level rise

Are the world’s sandy shorelines eroding? Not according to the latest data!

Are the world’s sandy shorelines eroding? Not according to the latest data!

Extreme sea levels, not socioeconomic changes, are the main driver of Europe’s future coastal flood risk

Extreme sea levels, not socioeconomic changes, are the main driver of Europe’s future coastal flood risk

Storm-surge barrier is not enough to protect Venice, experts say

Storm-surge barrier is not enough to protect Venice, experts say

The future of our coastal wetlands may not be that dramatic

The future of our coastal wetlands may not be that dramatic

Tenfold reduction of global flood risk: it pays of to raise the dikes when sea level rises

Tenfold reduction of global flood risk: it pays of to raise the dikes when sea level rises

Different ways to reach the Paris Agreement goals, different impacts for coastal management

Different ways to reach the Paris Agreement goals, different impacts for coastal management

The number of people dying from storm surge floods is decreasing

The number of people dying from storm surge floods is decreasing

Rate of sea level rise is accelerating, as predicted

Rate of sea level rise is accelerating, as predicted

Sea level rise and storm surges, a complicated relationship

Sea level rise and storm surges, a complicated relationship

Ambitious climate policies are needed to avoid fast sea level rise

Ambitious climate policies are needed to avoid fast sea level rise

When sea level rise accelerates, inland migration may not be that easy

When sea level rise accelerates, inland migration may not be that easy

What if the past is the key to the future? We may start losing coastal deltas 50 years from now

What if the past is the key to the future? We may start losing coastal deltas 50 years from now

Deltas at the Greenland coast are growing due to a warmer climate

Deltas at the Greenland coast are growing due to a warmer climate

Historic palaces of Venice provide a clue for sea level rise since 1350

Historic palaces of Venice provide a clue for sea level rise since 1350

Just a few cm of sea-level rise may double the frequency of coastal flooding

Just a few cm of sea-level rise may double the frequency of coastal flooding

Current once-in-a-hundred-years flood levels along US coastline may occur every few years by 2050

Current once-in-a-hundred-years flood levels along US coastline may occur every few years by 2050

Latest estimate of current rate of global sea level rise: 3.5 mm per year

Latest estimate of current rate of global sea level rise: 3.5 mm per year

Extreme sea levels on the rise along Europe’s coasts

Extreme sea levels on the rise along Europe’s coasts

How to decide on adaptation when the future is highly uncertain?

How to decide on adaptation when the future is highly uncertain?

The Dutch are drilling in the North Sea to reconstruct sea level rise

The Dutch are drilling in the North Sea to reconstruct sea level rise

High-end sea level rise estimates when Antarctic ice shelves break up

High-end sea level rise estimates when Antarctic ice shelves break up

Climate change impacts on dune erosion along the Dutch coast

Climate change impacts on dune erosion along the Dutch coast

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