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Seung-Won Suh and Myeong-Hee Lee
The vulnerability to coastal disasters resulting from storm surges and wave overtopping (WOT) during typhoon intrusions is significantly escalating due to rising sea levels. In particular, coastal seawalls constructed along the coast through engineered a...
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Xiaoxiao Gou, Huidi Liang, Tinglu Cai, Xinkai Wang, Yining Chen and Xiaoming Xia
Coastal evolutions are expected to have a significant impact on storm tides, disproportionately aggravating coastal flooding. In this study, we utilize a nested storm tide model to provide an integrated investigation of storm tide responses to changes in...
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Moleni Tu?uholoaki, Antonio Espejo, Moritz Wandres, Awnesh Singh, Herve Damlamian and Zulfikar Begg
The South Pacific region is characterised by steep shelves and fringing coral reef islands. The lack of wide continental shelves that can dissipate waves makes Pacific Island countries vulnerable to large waves that can enhance extreme total water levels...
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Stephen C. Medeiros
Mangroves are a natural feature that enhance the resilience of natural and built coastal environments worldwide. They mitigate the impacts of hurricanes by dissipating energy from storm surges and waves, as well as reducing wind speeds. To incorporate ma...
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Dan Meng, Yueming Liu, Zhihua Wang, Xiaomei Yang, Xiaoliang Liu, Junyao Zhang and Ku Gao
From 2000 to 2020, storm surges occurred 397 times in China, resulting in direct economic losses of up to CNY 220.64 billion. Storm surges not only threaten safety but also cause property damage; hence, it is necessary to assess the changes in vulnerabil...
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