Effects of Climate Change on Exposure to Coastal Flooding in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This study considers and compares several of the most important factors contributing to coastal flooding in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) while accounting for the variations of these factors with location and time. The study assesses the populations, the land areas and the built capital exp...

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Main Authors: Borja G Reguero, Iñigo J Losada, Pedro Díaz-Simal, Fernando J Méndez, Michael W Beck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4503776?pdf=render