Floods occur during hurricane and tropical storm surges when ocean water can rise several feet over the land.
Additionally, hurricanes can create storm surges along the coast and cause extensive damage from heavy rainfall.
We're no longer waiting for the tragedies predicted to result from extremely high temperatures, extreme weather events, storm surges and so forth.
The pressure difference creates storm surges that have increased coastal flooding in recent years.
Planners did just that in Bangladesh after a 1991 hurricane created huge storm surges that killed more than 130,000 people.
Its purpose was to cope with the ever increasing storm surges from the new housing estates.
About once every 11 or 12 years a hurricane brings damaging winds and storm surges to the region.
Warnings were also issued to prepare for storm surges when the typhoon arrives.
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Coral reefs also provide natural barriers to severe weather, like storm surges from hurricanes.