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Loss of natural buffers could double number of people at risk from hurricanes
2013-07-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific America: If the United States lost its shield of natural coastal defenses, about twice as many Americans would be exposed to dangerous storm surges and other hurricane threats, according to new research. Protective buffers like mangroves, wetlands and oyster beds currently buffer about 67 percent of the nation's seashores from ocean forces like wind and waves. If they disappear, more than a million additional people and billions of dollars in property value will be vulnerable to damage, says a paper published...
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