Rising Sea Levels and Salty Water May Increase Blood Pressure Risk

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Rising Sea Levels and Salty Water May Increase Blood Pressure Risk

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I argued this when we thought the chance of an Amoc shutdown was maybe 5%, and even then we were saying that risk is too high, given the massive impacts. Now it looks like its more than 50%. The most dramatic and drastic climate changes we see in the last 100,000 years of Earth history have been when the Amoc switched to a different state

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Also: more bad news about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Will this encourage governments to act more quickly No.

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This is the dream, I guess.

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"The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic. Scientists called the new finding very concerning as a collapse would have catastrophic consequences for Europe, Africa and the Americas.

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is a major part of the global climate system and was already known to be at its weakest for 1,600 years as a result of the climate crisis. Scientists spotted warning signs of a tipping point in 2021 and know that the Amoc has collapsed in the Earths past.

Climate scientists use dozens of different computer models to assess the future climate. However, for the complex Amoc system, these produce widely varying results, ranging from some that indicate no further slowdown by 2100 to those suggesting a huge deceleration of about 65%, even when carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning are gradually cut to net zero.

The research combined real-world ocean observations with the models to determine the most reliable, and this hugely reduced the spread of uncertainty. They found an estimated slowdown of 42% to 58% in 2100, a level almost certain to end in collapse.

The Amoc is a major part of the global climate system and brings sun-warmed tropical water to Europe and the Arctic, where it cools and sinks to form a deep return current. A collapse would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50-100cm to already rising sea levels around the Atlantic."

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I LOVE RECORD BREAKING WEATHER!!!

Hundreds of studies have missed how much the are rising
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Coastal Flooding and Storm Surges

One of the 21st centurys fastest-growing climate dangers is coastal flooding. Low-lying coastlines, from Bangladesh to the UK, are seeing an increase in the frequency and severity of flooding disasters due to rising sea levels and stronger storms. Building resilient communities requires an understanding of how storm surges form, why coastal areas are growing more vulnerable and what adaptation strategies are available.

What Is Coastal Flooding

When seawater floods normally dry areas along the shore, it is known as coastal flooding. This may occur because of:

• Water is pushed onshore by storm surges.
• High tides or spring tides.
• Sea level rise increasing baseline water levels.
• Overtopping of dunes and sea barriers by waves.
• Erosion undermines built or natural coastal defences.

When a storm surge coincides with high tide, the resulting storm tide can cause severe, fastmoving and widespread flooding. This combination is responsible for some of the most damaging coastal disasters in history.

What Are Storm Surges

Storm surges are unusual and temporary increases in sea level caused by powerful storms. They are caused by low air pressure, powerful winds and wave action.

Storm Surges are opposite to normal tides as they follow regular daily cycles. When storm surges funnel into estuaries or small bays, they have the potential to elevate water levels by one metre or more.

A surge forms through three interacting processes:

• Low atmospheric pressure: The sea surface rises when pressure decreases. Sea level can rise by roughly 1 cm for every millibar drop in pressure. This uplift can raise the tide by tens of centimetres during strong storms.
• Strong onshore winds: Water is pushed toward the coast by storm winds and piled up against the shoreline. This funnel effect can significantly raise water levels in small bays or estuaries.
• Wave action and storm intensity: The height and force of the water striking coastal defences and infrastructure are increased when large waves ride on top of the higher sea surface.

When a storm surge and high tide combine, storm tides or catastrophic floods can occur.

SeaLevel Rise and Coastal Vulnerability

Rising sea levels are transforming storm surges from rare events into regular threats. Two main drivers are responsible:

• Thermal expansion: As oceans warm, water expands, raising global sea levels.
• Melting ice sheets and glaciers: Ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica is accelerating, adding vast volumes of water to the oceans.

The risk of flooding is significantly increased by even slight sea level rise. A storm surge that once overtopped defences once a century may now do so every decade. Communities become more vulnerable as a result of habitat loss, saltwater intrusion and coastal erosion.

In the UK, sea levels have risen by around 15 cm since 1900 and projections suggest an additional 3080 cm by 2100 depending on emissions pathways. This means todays extreme events could become tomorrows baseline.

Coastal Defence Systems

Coastal protection strategies fall into two broad categories: hard engineering and soft engineering or naturebased solutions.

Hard Engineering

Built structures designed to block or redirect water. For example:
Sea walls: Concrete barriers that absorb wave energy.
Embankments and levees: Raised earth structures protecting lowlying land.
Storm surge barriers: Movable gates that close during extreme events, such as the Thames Barrier.
Groynes and breakwaters: Structures that reduce wave energy and slows erosion.

Hard defences offer strong protection but are expensive to maintain and can disrupt natural coastal processes.

Soft Engineering or Nature-Based Solutions

These approaches work with natural systems:

Saltmarsh restoration: Absorbs wave energy and store carbon.
Dune reinforcement: Stabilises sand dunes as natural barriers.
Mangrove planting: Roots trap sediment and reduce storm impacts.
Managed realignment: Allowing certain areas to flood to create new natural buffers.
Naturebased solutions are increasingly favoured for their longterm sustainability and ecological benefits.

UK Coastal Risk Zones
The UK has several highrisk coastal regions where sealevel rise and storm surges pose significant threats:

• East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk): Soft cliffs and lowlying land highly vulnerable to erosion and surge flooding.
• Thames Estuary: Densely populated, protected by the Thames Barrier but facing rising longterm risk.
• Humber Estuary: Major industrial and agricultural hub with extensive floodplains 
• South Coast (Sussex, Hampshire): Exposed to storm surges and wave overtopping 
• Wales (Cardiff, Swansea Bay): Vulnerable to tidal flooding and stormdriven waves. 
• North West (Morecambe Bay, Lancashire): Lowlying coastal towns at risk from combined tidal and fluvial flooding. 
• The UK Climate Change Committee warns that without significant adaptation, coastal communities could face escalating economic losses and displacement.

Adaptation Strategies

Building resilience to coastal flooding requires a mix of engineering, planning and communitylevel action.
1. Upgrading coastal defences: Raising sea walls, modernising barriers and improving drainage systems to cope with higher water levels.
2. Strategic landuse planning: Avoiding new development in highrisk zones and implementing coastal setback policies.
3. Managed retreat: Relocating infrastructure or communities from areas where longterm protection is not feasible.
4. Early warning systems: Improving storm surge forecasting, flood alerts, and emergency response plans.
5. Community resilience measures: Household flood plans, propertylevel protection such as flood doors, raised electrics etc. and local resilience groups.
6. Naturebased adaptation: Restoring wetlands, dunes and natural floodplains to absorb wave energy and reduce surge impacts.

Conclusion

For millions of people who live near the water, coastal flooding and storm surges are now genuine hazards. Strong, innovative adaptation plans are desperately needed as climate change speeds up sea level rise and intensifies storms. Coastal areas may strengthen resilience and safeguard people and ecosystems by integrating engineering solutions, nature-based techniques and community readiness.

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