Risk of isolation increases the urgency and spatial extent of climate change adaptation

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Risk of isolation increases the urgency and spatial extent of climate change adaptation

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01647-y

Estimations of the risk from sea-level rise are often based on the amount of property inundated by water. However, risk measurements based on isolation — being cut-off from key services owing to road flooding — suggest that the impacts of sea-level rise could be more widespread and may begin earlier than anticipated.

Source: Risk of isolation increases the urgency and spatial extent of climate change adaptation