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Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise

Authors :
Lena Reimann
Athanasios T. Vafeidis
Sally Brown
Jochen Hinkel
Richard S. J. Tol
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

UNESCO World Heritage located in low-lying coastal areas is increasingly at risk from flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise. This study shows that up to 82% of cultural World Heritage sites located in the Mediterranean will be at risk from coastal flooding and over 93% from coastal erosion by 2100 under high-end sea-level rise.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1170765c7514ba6bcf592cb2b7cd19c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06645-9