Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
World Bank
Publication Year:
2009
Publication Place
Washington, DC
Physical Description:
43 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35742
Legacy PEIN ID:
75745
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Sea level rise - Impacts - Developing countries
Storm surges - Impacts - Developing countries
Abstract
An increase in sea surface temperature is evident at all latitudes and in all oceans. The current understanding is that ocean warming plays a major role in intensified cyclone activity and heightened storm surges. The vulnerability of coastlines to intensified storm surges can be ascertained by overlaying Geographic Information System information with data on land, population c density, agriculture, urban extent, major cities, wetlands, and gross domestic product for inundation zones likely to experience more intense storms and a 1 meter sealevel rise. The results show severe impacts are likely to be limited to a relatively small number of countries and a cluster of large cities at the low end of the international income distribution.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
World Bank
Publication Year:
2009
Publication Place
Washington, DC
Physical Description:
43 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
35742
Legacy PEIN ID:
75745
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 08-May-2009
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021