5/25/2023 0 Comments Storm it keep on rising![]() We explored risks today and over the next three decades and examined specific cases to understand the mechanisms through which climate change leads to increased socioeconomic risk. In Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts, we measured the impact of climate change by the extent to which it could affect human beings, human-made physical assets, and the natural world. Our aim is to illustrate the changing extent of flooding, the landscape of human exposure, and the magnitude of societal and economic impacts. In this case study we simulate floods at the most granular level (up to two-by-two-meter resolution) and explore how flood risk may evolve for Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Bristol (See sidebar, “An overview of the case study analysis”). When cities flood, in addition to often devastating human costs, real estate is destroyed, infrastructure systems fail, and entire populations can be left without critical services such as power, transportation, and communications. With warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius, 11 percent of the global land area is projected to experience a significant increase in flooding, while warming of 2.0 degrees almost doubles the area at risk. Floods of different types can combine to create more severe events known as compound flooding. Pluvial and riverine flooding becomes more severe with increases in heavy precipitation. Sea-level rise amplifies storm surge and brings in additional chronic threats of tidal flooding. Changing hurricane paths may shift risk to new areas. ![]() As hurricanes and storms become more severe, surge height increases. Strong winds during storms and hurricanes can drive coastal flooding through storm surge. ![]() Many cities around the world are exposed. And follow your commander's/SLs orders.Climate change is increasing the destructive power of flooding from extreme rain and rising seas and rivers. Oh, and use a mic to communicate with people. And shoot through smoke if you know friendlies aren't on the other side. Put some fire out to suppress targets even if you won't directly hit them. And lastly, if ♥♥♥♥ is really hitting the fan, and you know that the area you're aiming at is hostile with no friendlies in it, erring on the side of shooting if you're not sure. ![]() Bound in iterated steps if you're close to an enemy position, don't run long distances without putting some object in between you and the enemy position. Always look before bounding to new cover. Always pick the shortest route between your cover and your next planned cover. Moving as if exposure in the open = death, because it does. Waiting and watching an area that you suspect an enemy to be in, for about thirty seconds, and snapping to the movement if you see any. Getting flanking positions on areas commonly trafficked by the enemy. Keeping your gun aimed a bit below where you last saw a target, so that you have a clear line of sight when he pops his head back up, at which point you can quickly snap your aim up a bit and fire at the head (often when I keep the sight trained exactly where I saw him, I may not see him in time to take the shot before he either shoots me or is back in cover, due to things obstructing the iron sight. Presenting the smallest possible target when you need to peek from behind cover. Map awareness (learn where the enemy is likely to be with respect to the map and what's going on with the objectives), proper use of concealment and cover, knowing the difference between concealment and cover.
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