Coastal ecosystems can be defined as the connection ... been implemented to protect the country's riverbanks from erosion and flooding. These initiatives, however, require ongoing maintenance and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mangroves in Pichavaram and Muthupet in Tamil Nadu significantly reduce the magnitude and occurrence of extreme coastal hazards such as tsunamis, ...

When the severe Typhoon Rai hit Siargao Island in 2021, for example, more than 8,000 hectares of mangrove forests broke the energy of the waves and protected coastal villagers ... square kilometres ...

“It’s not some nebulous impact to polar bears or people living in the future, but flooding in my own town.” Governments need to adapt to those flood risks, she said. The data are searchable online ...

The map covers six different hazards which are exacerbated by burning coal, oil and gas: riverine flooding, surface water flooding, coastal inundation, bushfires, extreme wind and tropical cyclone ...

They also caution that the loss of mangroves is likely also affecting coastal wildlife, such as American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus). Mangroves act as nurseries and refuges for many species of ...

The residents have said that the proposal to compensate the loss of mangroves by planting land trees in Chandrapur is not ecologically equivalent. BMC’s notice to extend the coastal road from ...

Climate Central, based in Princeton, New Jersey, uses sea level rise projections and census data to map where severe coastal flooding is expected to expand by the beginning of the second half of the ...