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  • Global climate change significantly impacts coastal areas through altered wave dynamics.
  • Existing coastal impact assessments often overlook the specific contribution of changing wave conditions, focusing primarily on sea level rise.
  • Understanding projected changes in extreme waves is crucial for accurate coastal impact and flood risk assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a simplified method for integrating projected extreme wave changes into local-scale coastal impact studies.
  • To quantify the global-scale changes in the frequency of extreme wave events due to climate change.
  • To identify regions most vulnerable to increased extreme wave activity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized non-stationary extreme value analysis to analyze projected changes in extreme wave heights.
  • Distilled incremental change signals in wave height data.
  • Associated these changes with shifts in the global frequency of extreme wave events.

Main Results:

  • Extreme wave heights are not uniformly projected to increase globally; some regions may experience decreases.
  • The most significant increases in extreme wave events are anticipated in higher-latitude regions.
  • High model agreement indicates a potential doubling of extreme wave events in waters south of Australia, the Arabian Sea, and the Gulf of Guinea by the end of the 21st century.

Conclusions:

  • Projected changes in extreme waves represent a critical, yet often underestimated, factor in future coastal flooding and morphological change.
  • The developed method offers a practical approach for incorporating wave climate projections into local impact assessments.
  • Targeted adaptation strategies are needed for regions identified as high-risk, such as those south of Australia, the Arabian Sea, and the Gulf of Guinea.