News tagged with: coastal-processes
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Study provides new forecasts of remote islands’ vulnerability to sea level rise
University of Plymouth news: Our scientists have warned that predicted rises in sea levels, coupled with an increase in extreme weather and wave conditions, could result in presently rare flooding events happening every two to three years by around 2050
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So what do the world’s coastlines look like in 2025?
University of Plymouth news: An international group of scientists, led by the University and the Marine Biological Association, revisited turn-of-the-century forecasts about threats that would face the world’s shorelines
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Study highlights the complex changes and threats facing Cornwall’s sand dunes
University of Plymouth news: New research carried out by the University, through the Making Space for Sand project, has developed a means of predicting dune evolution on a regional scale
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University of Plymouth and Louisiana State University join forces to study climate change
University of Plymouth news: The University and LSU's College of the Coast & Environment are planning to work together on a range of research and student initiatives
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Scale model of Indian Ocean island allows scientists to assess the impact of rising sea levels
University of Plymouth news: Scientists from the University - with partners in the Netherlands - have built a 50-metre scale replica of a coral reef island to explore how its real-life counterparts might be impacted by rising sea levels
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University leads largest ever research programme to take place on an atoll island
University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University have taken part in an extensive programme of research on an uninhabited atoll island in the Maldives, the first fieldwork to take place as part of the ÂŁ2.8 million ARISE project.
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Scientists provide first detailed estimates of how much sediment is supplied to coral islands from the reef system
University of Plymouth news: Scientists have produced the first detailed estimates of how much sediment is transported onto the shores of coral reef islands, and how that might enable them to withstand the future threats posed by climate change
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Scientists combine AI and climate data to create a warning tool for coastal flooding
University of Plymouth news: Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, the 'SPLASH: digital approaches to predict wave hazards' initiative aims to build a coastal overtopping warning tool that can be deployed at locations along the UK coastline
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Research explores whether coral islands could survive the impact of rising sea levels
University of Plymouth news: Led by our Coastal Processes Research Group, the ÂŁ2.8million ARISE project will enable scientists to better understand the processes impacting communities in the Indian and Pacific Oceans
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Conference highlights climate challenges facing coastal communities
University of Plymouth news: The first ever UK Coastal Research Conference highlighted many of the challenges facing coastal communities as a result of the changing climate
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Sand dunes experience significant erosion due to sea-level rise and extreme storms
University of Plymouth news: Researchers believe the sand dunes covered in a new study could retreat anywhere between 20 and 75 metres between now and 2100.
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Enabling North Devon to become the UK’s first World Surfing Reserve
The University of Plymouth has played a key role in North Devon being recognised for the quality of its waves and its thriving blue economy.
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