Hinkel et al. (2026) Comment on “Flooding Is Not like Filling a Bath” by Sanders et al.

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Identification

• Journal: Earth s Future
• Year: 2026
• Date: 2026-08-27
• Authors: Jochen Hinkel, Gonéri Le Cozannet, Daniël Lincke, Robert James Nicholls, Ulysse Pasquier, Alexandra Toimil, Athanasios Thomas Vafeidis, Vanessa Völz
• DOI: 10.1029/2025ef006803

Research Groups

• Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
• Department of Civil Engineering, University of Oxford

Short Summary

This commentary addresses the limitations and biases in applying bathtub modeling to assess coastal flood risks at broad scales, arguing that both bathtub and physics-based models have roles to play in addressing this problem.

Objective

• Investigate the suitability of bathtub modeling for assessing coastal flood risk at broad scales and explore the potential applications of physics-based models in this context

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: World-regional to global scales
• Temporal Scale: Current and future (climate change impacts)

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Bathtub model, physics-based models (not specified)
• Data sources: Not specified

Main Results

• Bathtub modeling still has a role in assessing coastal flood hazard at broad scales
• Physics-based models are computationally expensive for future flood risk assessments
• A framework is needed to effectively utilize bathtub and physics-based models for broad-scale assessments

Contributions

• Provides an alternative perspective on the use of bathtub modeling for coastal flood risk assessment, highlighting its potential applications in conjunction with physics-based models

Funding

• Not specified

Citation

@article{Hinkel2026Comment,
  author = {Hinkel, Jochen and Cozannet, Gonéri Le and Lincke, Daniël and Nicholls, Robert J. and Pasquier, Ulysse and Toimil, Alexandra and Vafeidis, Athanasios Thomas and Völz, Vanessa},
  title = {Comment on “Flooding Is Not like Filling a Bath” by Sanders et al.},
  journal = {Earth s Future},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1029/2025ef006803},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2025ef006803}
}