An estimated 40 per cent of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers of the coast. Now, with our climate rapidly changing, many of those people are now facing a new threat – the ocean.

“Several coastal areas around the world are impacted by coastal floods, from hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones and extreme weather events. Of course, many places are also experiencing sea level rise, which brings with it increased tidal flooding risk,” says Professor Celso Ferreira, who runs the Flood Hazards Research Lab at George Mason University in Virginia, USA. “You’re getting flooded more often than you used to. Like it or not, it’s the new reality.”

Among other things, Ferreira’s research focuses on how we can better manage our coastlines to reduce the risk of flooding…

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