Fig. 1: Composite tropical cyclone and sea-level rise risk index for mangroves. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 1: Composite tropical cyclone and sea-level rise risk index for mangroves.

From: Mangroves and their services are at risk from tropical cyclones and sea level rise under climate change

Fig. 1

A Risk index at global mangrove locations for SSP245, 370, and 585 until 2100. The legend is the risk matrix to the right showing relative sea-level rise (RSLR) and tropical cyclone (TC) risk factors and the resulting combined risk rank. Risk ranks 1–5 correspond to low, medium, high, very high, and severe risk. RSLR1–3 correspond to the median rates of regional relative sea-level rise of 0–4 mm y-1, 4–7 mm y-1, and 7 mm y-1, while TC1-3 refer to the windspeed categories (1) 33–49 m s−1, (2) 50–70 m s−1, and (3) >70 m s−1. For further clarification on how the risk index is constructed, please see Supplementary Fig. 1. B Change in tropical cyclone (TC) frequency per intensity category for SSP245, 370, and 585 from the reference period 1995–2014 until 2100. Points are shown where the frequency at least doubles per given intensity category or if an area is newly affected by windspeeds of that intensity at least once in 250 years. C Median relative sea-level rise (RSLR) at mangrove locations for SSP245, 370, and 585 until 2100.

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