Week 13: Coastal Hazards

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One thing we need to understand before talking about this topic is that the country of Sudan is affected by floods yearly that cause a lot of damage and put's the economy in a terrible situation. As I research I found that  Sudan has an impressive array of studies demonstrating the degradation of natural vegetation and how the sea levels keep on rising. Sea-level rise not only strains and stresses the physical coastline but also coastal ecosystems. Seawater influx can pollute freshwater aquifers, many of which support urban and agricultural water supplies and natural ecosystems. If global temperatures continue to rise, sea levels will continue to grow for an extended period of time due to the considerable delay in reaching equilibrium. The magnitude of the increase will depend heavily on future carbon emissions and the rate of future global warming. The rate may increasingly rely on the melting of glaciers and ice sheets. This is a very serious issue because it can destroy the Sudanese economy easily.  



Coastal Floods in the country are considered at a all time high meaning that there is a potential of large floods happening. Each year the Nile River rises and floods and we understand the the country gets hit with floods frequenclty which means these floods would only get bigger and cause more and more damage as they arrive. 

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  1. Karla MacielNovember 20, 2022 at 10:15 AM

    Thank you for the research Suheil. Very interesting and concerning issues with Sudan's hazards.

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