Vulnerability of seaports to hurricanes and sea level rise in a changing climate: A case study for mobile, AL

Approximately 10% of the world's population lives and works in low-lying coastal regions that are less than 10 m above sea level. This percentage is likely to increase during remainder 21st century due growth economic development. brings potential for increasing damage losses tropical cyclones (hurricanes North America) accompanied by storm surge sea-level rise (SLR) an era climate change. study reviews critically appraises impact aforementioned multi-hazards on a typical seaport community Gulf Coast United States. A new model quantifying functionality seaports subject these implemented fault tree analysis. An analysis enable hurricanes, surge, SLR port facilities validated using data from Hurricane Katrina. case Port Mobile, AL reveals if Katrina-like hurricane were occur late Century, damages Mobile would factor nearly 7 under RCP 8.5 scenario when compared caused Katrina alone.