Climate risk · Rationale

Storm surge

Marine hazard characterised by the temporary rise in coastal water level above the predicted tide, driven by the winds and low atmospheric pressure of a storm, causing coastal flooding and damage.

Definition source: IPCC SROCC Ch.4; IPCC AR6 WGI Annex VII: Storm surge

Synonyms

coastal surge

Broader

Marine hazard

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_128 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_128
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_128)