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Relative sea-level rise and potential submersion risk for 2100 on 16 coastal plains of the mediterranean sea

2020

The coasts of the Mediterranean Sea are dynamic habitats in which human activities have been conducted for centuries and which feature micro-tidal environments with about 0.40 m of range. For this reason, human settlements are still concentrated along a narrow coastline strip, where any change in the sea level and coastal dynamics may impact anthropic activities. In the frame of the RITMARE and the Copernicus Projects, we analyzed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and Copernicus Earth Observation data to provide estimates of potential marine submersion for 2100 for 16 small-sized coastal plains located in the Italian peninsula and four Mediterranean countries (France, Spain, Tunisia, Cypr…

Coastal plainMediterranean climateMediterranean Sea coastal plains relative sea-level rise 2100 marine submersionlcsh:Hydraulic engineering010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesCoastal plainRelative sea-level riseGeography Planning and DevelopmentSubmersion (coastal management)Aquatic Science010502 geochemistry & geophysics01 natural sciencesBiochemistryMediterranean sealcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposesPeninsulalcsh:TC1-978Human settlementSea level0105 earth and related environmental sciencesWater Science and Technologygeographylcsh:TD201-5002100geography.geographical_feature_categoryCoastal plainsMarine submersion2100; Coastal plains; Marine submersion; Mediterranean sea; Relative sea-level riseTectonicsMediterranean seaPhysical geographyMediterranean Sea; coastal plains; relative sea-level rise; 2100; marine submersion
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Estimation of historical vertical displacement at the Capo d’Orlando coast (Northern Sicily) based on submerged grinding wheels of Greek age

2009

Historical Relative sea-level rise Greek quarry Northern SicilySettore GEO/02 - Geologia Stratigrafica E Sedimentologica
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A review of estimating population exposure to sea-level rise and the relevance for migration

2020

Abstract This review analyses global or near-global estimates of population exposure to sea-level rise (SLR) and related hazards, followed by critically examining subsequent estimates of population migration due to this exposure. Our review identified 33 publications that provide global or near-global estimates of population exposure to SLR and associated hazards. They fall into three main categories of exposure, based on definitions in the publications: (i) the population impacted by specified levels of SLR; (ii) the number of people living in floodplains that are subject to coastal flood events with a specific return period; and (iii) the population living in low-elevation coastal zones. …

Return period010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesClimate ChangePopulationVulnerabilityClimate changeAdaptation Climate Change Floods Migration Sea-level Rise010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesSea-level Rise14. Life underwaterTopical ReviewAdaptationSocioeconomicsCoastal floodeducationSocioeconomic statusMigration0105 earth and related environmental sciencesGeneral Environmental Scienceeducation.field_of_studyRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentHuman migrationbusiness.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthSettore SECS-S/04 - DemografiaFloodsPeer review13. Climate actionbusinessVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Urbanisme og fysisk planlegging: 230Environmental Research Letters
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Sea level rise in the Mediterranean Sea: High resolution constraints from vermetid reefs

2009

The Mediterranean Sea (MS), is extremely sensitive to rising sea-levels (SL) as attested by drowned archeological remains from the Roman Period [2]. Due to the absence of coral reefs, evidence for recent and Holocene SL change has so far mainly been restricted to coastal cores [1] archeological remains [2] and submerged speleothem deposits. Vermetid reefs are an extremely sensitive high resolution carbonate archive [3,4] and they are mainly formed in the lower intertidal zone by gregarious and sessile gastropods belonging to the genus Dendropoma (family Vermetidae). Since their interval of growth is restricted to the tidal zone, they can be used as precise SL proxies (about ±0.1 m in low ra…

Vermetid reef Mediterranean Sea sea-level riseSettore GEO/08 - Geochimica E Vulcanologia
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