Built structures

PRESENT	FUTURE	CONFIDENCE
Unknown but allowances for annual rates of sea-level rise are accounted for in the planning of coastal structures.	Future risks to offshore structures from changes in the frequency, intensity and direction of wave heights are unknown.	LOW (for waves)

PRESENT

FUTURE

CONFIDENCE

Unknown but allowances for annual rates of sea-level rise are accounted for in the planning of coastal structures.

Future risks to offshore structures from changes in the frequency, intensity and direction of wave heights are unknown.

LOW

(for waves)

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