Impact of compound flood event on coastal critical infrastructures considering current and future climate

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 587 - 605
• Main Authors: Khanam, Mariam, Sofia, Giulia, Koukoula, Marika, Lazin, Rehenuma, Nikolopoulos, Efthymios I., Shen, Xinyi, Anagnostou, Emmanouil N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 11.02.2021; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: 100 year floods; Analysis; Anthropogenic factors; Atmospheric forcing; Boundary conditions; Case studies; Climate; Climate change; Climatic conditions; Coastal flooding; Coastal zone; Coasts; Critical infrastructure; Data assimilation; Data collection; Emergency management; Emergency preparedness; Environmental risk; Evaluation; Extreme weather; Flood damage; Flood hazards; Flood management; Flood mapping; Flood risk; Flood waves; Flooding; Floods; Future climates; Hazards; Heavy precipitation; High tide; Human influences; Hurricane tracking; Hurricane tracks; Hurricanes; Hydrodynamic models; Hydrodynamics; Hydrologic analysis; Hydrologic models; Hydrology; Infrastructure; Infrastructure (Economics); Mathematical models; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Meteorological research; Mitigation; Precipitation; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Rivers; Sea level; Sea level forecasting; Sea level rise; Simulation; Storm damage; Storm surges; Storms; Stress concentration; Tides; Two dimensional analysis; Two dimensional models; Watersheds; Weather; Weather analysis; Weather forecasting; United States > US; Connecticut

The changing climate and anthropogenic activities raise the likelihood of damage due to compound flood hazards, triggered by the combined occurrence of extreme precipitation and storm surge during high tides and exacerbated by sea-level rise (SLR). Risk estimates associated with these extreme event...