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COASTAL FLOODING [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

... flooding associated with a defined shoreline along an ocean.

OBS

[Coastal flooding] can be due to a combination of high tides, storm surges, waves, rising sea levels and riverine flooding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
OBS

[Une inondation côtière] peut être provoquée par la combinaison de marées hautes, d'ondes de tempêtes, de vagues, de la montée du niveau des mers et du débordement d'un fleuve.

Spanish

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