Essays about: "sea level rise"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 162 essays containing the words sea level rise.

  1. 31. Mapping future floods in coastal Bangladesh - Impacts of projected changes in sea level and precipitation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Agnes Pierre; [2022]
    Keywords : flood modelling; TFM-DYN; sea level rise; land subsidence; extreme precipitation; tidal flooding; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The exposure to flooding in coastal Bangladesh is expected to increase throughout the century as a result of climate change-induced sea level rise and intensified monsoon precipitation. The current consequences of flooding include damage to infrastructure, economy, and health through inundation and saline intrusion, and are likely to affect a larger population in the future. READ MORE

  3. 32. Glacial lakes in the Torneträsk region, northern Sweden, are key to understanding regional deglaciation patterns and dynamics

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Karlijn Ploeg; [2022]
    Keywords : deglaciation; glacial geomorphology; LiDAR; glacial lakes; Torneträsk;

    Abstract : The prospect of sea level rise due to melting ice sheets affirms the urgency of gaining knowledge on ice sheet dynamics during deglaciation. The Fennoscandian Ice Sheet serves as an analogue, whose retreat can be reconstructed from the geomorphological record. READ MORE

  4. 33. Nyhamnen, climate adaptation regarding sea level rise and flood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Niloufar Amirsoleimani; [2022]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

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  5. 34. Analyzing the use of Humidity Cue in Navigation of Drosophila melanogaster

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Kalle Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Humidity is one of the main abiotic factor of ecosystems and affects animals behaviour, fitness and distribution. Due to their small size and inability to thermoregulate using metabolism, insects, such as the fruit fly Drosophila Melanogaster, are especially reliant on humidity. READ MORE

  6. 35. “It’s only possible with resistance.” Understanding the Importance of Public Participation and Power in Climate Change Adaptation on the Halligen, Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Friederike Küchler; [2022]
    Keywords : traditional knowledge; actor-oriented power perspective; low lying islands; refusal; sustainability science; maladaptation; Halligen; Germany; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Halligen are small low-lying islands that only exist in the North Sea and get flooded during storm surges. The North Sea’s Sea level is projected to rise 60 to 70cm by 2100, making climate change adaptation a question of survival for the Hallig residents. READ MORE