Storm surge

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026884",
  "term": "Storm surge",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Storm Surge",
  "definition": "1. An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm, whose height is the difference between the observed level of the sea surface and the level that would have occurred in the absence of the cyclone.\n\n2. Abnormal rise of water generated by a storm.\n\n3. A propagation of water associated with intense meteorological and wind activity such as a tropical storm. The surge of water from deep into shallow waters and onto land is caused by wind forcing in the forward, shoreward direction and by pressure differential within a cyclonic storm that positions extreme low pressure over a section of ocean, permitting tides to rise above normal range.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms; Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "Resilience and Adaptation in New England (RAINE) Glossary",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/storm-surge/"
}