Danger from extreme storms and high seas to rise-

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/uons-dfe060816.php

Public Release: 8-Jun-2016
Danger from extreme storms and high seas to rise
Storms that battered Australia's east coast are a harbinger of things to come
University of New South Wales

Storms that battered Australia's east coast are a harbinger of things to come and a stark reminder of the need for a national effort to monitor the growing threat from climate change, UNSW coastal researchers warn.

"The damage we've seen is a harbinger of what's to come," said Ian Turner, Director of the Water Research Laboratory at the University of New South Wales. "Climate change is not only raising the oceans and threatening foreshores, but making our coastlines much more vulnerable to storm damage. What are king high tides today will be the norm within decades."

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tags: extreme weather, severe weather