Extreme storm events in the coastal zone are one of the main forcing agents of short-term
coastal system behavior. As such, storms represent a major threat to human activities …

This chapter outlines the numerous issues associated with defining coastal storms, which
include the location of the atmospheric disturbance relative to the impact area, the diversity …

Washover fans typically form due to barrier overwash or breaching and coastal inundation
and generally represent geomorphological and depositional evidence of intense storms …

Severe storm flooding poses a major hazard to the coasts of north‐western Europe.
However, the long‐term recurrence patterns of extreme coastal flooding and their governing …

On 8 November 2013, category 5 Supertyphoon Haiyan made landfall on the Philippines.
During a post-typhoon survey in February 2014, Haiyan-related sand deposition and …

Quartz is the preferred dosimeter for luminescence dating of Holocene sediments as
optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) signals reset rapidly upon light exposure, and are …

Tropical cyclones (TC) pose a persistent natural hazard to Costa Rica. Exposure to natural
hazards, such as mass movements and floods, is compounded by a growing urban …

Beach-ridge plains are a common morphological element of coastal areas all over the world.
While morphological depressions of beach-ridge plains (swales) may function as archives …

Although the north‐western coast of Western Australia is highly vulnerable to tropical
cyclones and tsunamis, little is known about the geological imprint of historic and prehistoric …

Atmospheric carbon dioxide reached a record concentration of 419 parts per million in May
2021, 50% higher than preindustrial levels at 280 parts per million. The rise of CO2 as a …