Hence, impact assessment, risk management, adaptation strategy and long-term decision making in coastal areas depend on projections of mean sea level and crucially its low probability, high impact, upper range. Thus the flood threat to the rapidly growing urban populations and associated infrastructure in coastal areas are major concerns for society. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report (AR5 IPCC) noted that a 0.5 m rise in mean sea level will result in a dramatic increase the frequency of high water extremes - by an order of magnitude, or more in some regions. With more than 150 million people living within 1 m of high tide future sea level rise is one of the most damaging aspects of warming climate. Jevrejeva, Svetlana Jackson, Luke Riva, Riccardo Grinsted, Aslak Moore, John Upper Limit for Regional Sea Level Projections
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