Dapeng Yu

Mar 10, 2024 | nature.com | Jie Yin |Yuhan Yang |Dapeng Yu |Ning Lin |Robert Wilby |Stuart N. Lane | +2 more

AbstractEmergency responders in coastal cities are anticipated to provide effective evacuation of at-risk populations during the preparedness and response phases of coastal floods due to land-falling storms or cyclones. However, existing contingency plans primarily focus on the evacuation of the general public rather than special arrangement for elderly populations who constitute a large proportion of flood fatalities.

May 19, 2023 | eco-business.com | Jie Yin |Dapeng Yu

Shanghai, China’s most developed and richest city, has been sinking into the mud for at least 100 years. It was one of the first cities in China to suffer serious , with an average rate of 22.94 mm/year from 1921 to 2007. That rate of subsidence has stabilised since 2010, but rising sea levels caused by global warming pose a new and very real threat to the city of 24 million.

May 16, 2023 | downtoearth.org.in | Jie Yin |Dapeng Yu

Climate change is expected to accelerate sea-level rise and coastal cities such as Shanghai are most at risk of increased flooding. (Flood in Shanghai by Carsten Ullrich is available at https://bit.ly/3NGwcbl) Shanghai, China’s most developed and richest city, has been sinking into the mud for at least 100 years. It was one of the first cities in China to suffer serious , with an average rate of 22.94 mm/year from 1921 to 2007.