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For vulnerable barrier islands, a rush to rebuild on US coast
2015-01-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Six years ago, Hurricane Ike nearly wiped the barrier island of Bolivar off the Texas map. A 17-foot storm surge destroyed nearly every home in some communities and killed at least 15 people. Long-time residents feared the wild, sandy spit of land between the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay would never recover. Today, Bolivar is definitely back, and bigger than ever. Small fishing cabins and trailers have given way to candy-colored homes that sit on pilings more than a dozen feet above the ground....
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