Accurate and timely storm surge predictions are essential for effective coastal zone management and risk reduction strategies. The semi-enclosed Bohai Sea in the Northwest Pacific, which was ...

This open-source research application provides an application that can be used to predict the response of communities subjected to water-borne hazard events like tsunami and storm surge.

It’s part of a larger project to mitigate damage to airfield lighting systems during storm surge and other flooding. The new building will be wind-rated and have redundant emergency backup and other ...

A research team at the University of Galway has revealed that Storm Éowyn generated the highest storm surges ever recorded at key locations on Ireland’s western seaboard. By analysing sea level ...

Questions have been raised about flood defences for a proposed residential development on lands around the Port of Galway as academics publish new storm surge projections. Last week, the state-owned ...

Staff at the US National Hurricane Center in Florida continue to work on the storm surge and wave inundation model for the Cayman Islands and Jamaica. That’s according to Cayman Islands ...

At Galway Port, the storm surge peaked at 2.60 metres above mean sea level – the average height of the sea surface – the highest ever recorded at this station since its operation began in 2007.

Image shows areas of Galway city that would flood if sea levels reached 5m above normal "The worst of the storm surge coincided with a low and ebbing tide. Had it hit just a few hours earlier ...

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By analysing sea level information from 47 databases provided by the Irish National Tide Gauge Network and the Office of Public Works, the team based at the university’s School of Engineering has ...