Study Provides New Forecasts of Remote Islands' Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise

Study provides new forecasts of remote islands' vulnerability to sea level rise

In the summer of 2022, 20 islands in the Maldives were flooded when a distant swell event in the Indian Ocean coincided with an extremely high tide level.

Study provides new forecasts of remote islands’ vulnerability to sea level rise

University of Plymouth news: Our scientists have warned that predicted rises in sea levels, coupled with an increase in extreme weather and wave conditions, could result in presently rare flooding events happening every two to three years by around 2050