risk to coastal environments - storm surges

Question 1

what are storm surges the result of?

Answer 1

low pressure created by large weather events such as tropical storms

Question 2

what may storm surges be exacerbated by?

Answer 2

removal of vegetation e.g mangroves dissipate wave energy and global warming - creating

Question 3

what has some areas of the coast had?

Answer 3

sig. reduced house and land prices l

Question 4

what does sig reduced house and land prices lead to>

Answer 4

economi loss for homeowners and local coastal economies

Question 5

how do storm surges damaged the environment ?

Answer 5

destroying plant successions and damage coastal landforms

Question 6

what happens if depositional features are destoryed?

Answer 6

then erosion may occur more quickly which ca increase the risk of cliff collapse and threats to land owners

Question 7

how many people globally are at risk from coastal flooding?

Answer 7

1 billion people

Question 8

how much of the world population currently live within 60km of the coast? (increasing daily)

Answer 8

50%

Question 9

how much of the world’s large cities are coastal?

Answer 9

75%