Flood Risks in Sinking Delta Cities: Time for a Reevaluation?

Abstract Sea level rise (SLR) and subsidence are expected to increase the risk of flooding and reliance on flood defenses for cities built on deltas. Here, we combine reliability analysis with hydrodynamic modeling to quantify the effect of projected relative SLR on dike failures and flood hazards f...

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Main Authors: Jie Yin, Sebastiaan Jonkman, Ning Lin, Dapeng Yu, Jeroen Aerts, Robert Wilby, Ming Pan, Eric Wood, Jeremy Bricker, Qian Ke, Zhenzhong Zeng, Qing Zhao, Jianzhong Ge, Jun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020-08-01
Series:Earth's Future
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001614