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Flooding

Current potential flood exposure (blue areas) in downtown Miami (left panel) and with one meter of sea-level rise. Deeper blues represent greater depth.

Rising seas will tighten vise on Miami even for people who are not flooded

Historical expected annual damage (EAD) in GBP billion at 2020 values, and calculated EAD percentage increase with 1.8 degrees global warming.

Flood risks can still be considerably reduced if all global promises to cut carbon emissions are kept

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