Una idea para tus historias: Las inundaciones costeras y la subida del nivel del mar

The guide explains that global sea levels have risen 8-9 inches since 1880, leading to more frequent coastal flooding. It highlights the disproportionate impact on elderly and marginalized communities and provides technical guidance on using NOAA data and understanding compound flooding and land subsidence.

• Global sea levels have risen approximately 8-9 inches since 1880 due to global warming, driven by thermal expansion and ice melt. In the United States, this has resulted in coastal flooding becoming three times more frequent than it was 30 years ago, with an estimated 2.5 million Americans at risk of severe coastal flooding by 2050.
• Coastal flooding poses a significant threat to over one billion people living within a few miles of the coast, with disproportionate risks faced by older adults and Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities.
• Coastal flooding is a complex phenomenon that can be exacerbated by 'compound flooding,' where high tides coincide with heavy rains or high river levels, and by land subsidence (the gradual sinking of terrain).
• Different regions are employing various adaptation strategies or facing specific vulnerabilities: farmers in Bangladesh are returning to floating vegetable gardens, communities on Vancouver Island are testing adaptation strategies, and infrastructure in Boston is noted as unprepared for 'king tides'.

APA

Mooney, C. (2025). Una idea para tus historias: Las inundaciones costeras y la subida del nivel del mar. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/cubrir-las-inundaciones-costeras-y-la-subida-del-nivel-del-mar/

Chicago

Mooney, Chris. Una idea para tus historias: Las inundaciones costeras y la subida del nivel del mar. Covering Climate Now, 2025. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/cubrir-las-inundaciones-costeras-y-la-subida-del-nivel-del-mar/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mooney2025una, author = {Mooney, Chris}, title = {{Una idea para tus historias: Las inundaciones costeras y la subida del nivel del mar}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/cubrir-las-inundaciones-costeras-y-la-subida-del-nivel-del-mar/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }