What is Coastal flooding?
'''Coastal flooding''' happens when dry and low-lying land is submerged by [[water]]. The range of a coastal flooding event is from the elevation of [[flood]]water. It is controlled by [[topography]] of coastal land exposed to flooding. Coastal floods are largely [[natural disaster|natural event]]s. Human influence on the coastal environment, though, can make coastal floods worse. [[Storm]]s, including [[tropical cyclone]]s can cause flooding from storm [[surge]], and rising sea levels from [[climate change]]. [[Category:Severe weather]] {{weather-stub}}