coastal flooding
Seaside water overflow
Coastal flooding is the inundation of land along shorelines, caused by storm surges, high tides, rising sea levels, or combinations of these forces.
Unlike river flooding, it involves saltwater pushing inland from oceans or seas: Coastal flooding damaged beachfront properties during the hurricane.
The term appears frequently in climate discussions, as rising seas increase flood risk for coastal communities.
- storm surgeWind-driven coastal flooding
- hurricanesPowerful tropical rotating windstorms
- king tidesExceptionally high tidal events
- property damageHarm to possessions
- insurance claimsDemands for policy compensation
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- floodsflood damage, flood warning, deluge, flood warnings, flash floods
- coastal sciencebeach erosion, sea level rise, storm surge, coastal ecosystems, estuaries
- coastal weatherdrizzle, overcast, ocean breeze, cloudy skies, rainfall
- coastscliffs, shoreline, sandy shore, coves, bays
- floodingmonsoon, flash flood, flood damage, flood zone, river flood
- Humid Southhigh humidity, hot summers, mild winters, muggy weather, sticky heat