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Topic Area 9 (Bangladesh (Unconsolidated delta sediments (Easy to erode),…
Topic Area 9
Bangladesh
Unconsolidated delta sediments
Easy to erode
Clearance of Mangroves
Accretion
Sinking 9mm per year
Low Lying Delta
1-3m above sea level
Funneling Effect
Cyclone Belt
Storm Surges
Maldives
80% < 1m
No ground above 3m
Soft coral sands
Flat
Increased Risks
Increased El Nino events
Increased storms off the East Pacific
Warmer seas increase storms
Storm surges
More people living on low lying land
Global Warming
Higher sea level
Ice melting
Thermal expansion
Typhoon Haiyan
$13 billion cost
Nov 2013
6000 died
1.1 million homes destroyed
December 2013
Hemsby in Norfolk
Cement factory in South Ferriby
Boston
1800 homes evacuated
North Sea storm surge