Which risk increases when wave energy overtops artificial barrier islands?

💡 Explanation

Coastal flooding severity increases because **wave refraction** directs higher wave energy landward, causing increased inundation; therefore, flooding heightens rather than changing sediment, aquifers, or mangrove development, because the surge exceeds the island's barrier function.

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