One-third of central Catalan coast is very vulnerable to storm impact
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 21:30
in Earth & Climate
Researchers in Spain have developed a method for evaluating the vulnerability of coastal regions to the impact of storms. The method, which has been applied on the Catalan coastline, shows that one-third of the region's coasts have a high rate of vulnerability to flooding, while 20% are at risk of erosion.