Climate-induced storminess forces major increases in future storm surge hazard in the South China Sea region
Melissa Wood,Ivan D. Haigh,Quan Quan Le,Hung Nghia Nguyen,Hoang Ba Tran,Stephen E. Darby,Robert Marsh,Nikolaos Skliris,Joël J.-M. Hirschi,Robert J. Nicholls,and Nadia Bloemendaal
School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre
Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton, UK
School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre
Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton, UK
Quan Quan Le
Southern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR), 658th Vo Van
Kiet Avenue, Ward 1, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hung Nghia Nguyen
Southern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR), 658th Vo Van
Kiet Avenue, Ward 1, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hoang Ba Tran
Southern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR), 658th Vo Van
Kiet Avenue, Ward 1, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of
Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK
Robert Marsh
School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre
Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton, UK
Nikolaos Skliris
School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre
Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton, UK
We used a novel database of simulated tropical cyclone tracks to explore whether typhoon-induced storm surges present a future flood risk to low-lying coastal communities around the South China Sea. We found that future climate change is likely to change tropical cyclone behaviour to an extent that this increases the severity and frequency of storm surges to Vietnam, southern China, and Thailand. Consequently, coastal flood defences need to be reviewed for resilience against this future hazard.
We used a novel database of simulated tropical cyclone tracks to explore whether typhoon-induced...
