In the first part of the thesis, we described climate changes and their general impact on sea flood extension. We also present the influence of sea level rise on floods and what sea lever rise means. Due to the climate changes, the temperatures rise and consequently the ice caps are melting, these processes are recognized as one of the causes for sea lever rise. The most important cause for sea level rise is thermal expansion. Thermal expansion is a physical characteristic where water molecules, because of high temperatures expand and occupy a larger volume. It is also becoming evident, that extreme weather events are getting more and more frequent and are, among other problems, causing devastating floods. The second part of the thesis described the flood situation and sea lever rise in the Adriatic Sea, where the city of Izola is located. Flood situation in the studied part of the Adriatic Sea is dependents on the tides, rainfall, and wind. In most cases floods are created as a combination of all three causes. In the last part we made an analysis of the sea flood extension by considering different scenarios of return periods and different levels of sea rise. We found out that the sea level rise will have a strong influence on intensity and extension of floods. Extreme floods on Slovenian coast will occur much more frequently.
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