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Mighty mangroves shield Indian village from cyclones wrath

2013-10-16 19:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Sometimes the best way of being protected from nature is by protecting nature itself and a small coastal village in India is proof of it. As Cyclone Phailin rose from the Bay of Bengal over the weekend, bringing gales and floods to India that killed 27, residents of Praharajpur did the sensible thing and got the hell out of dodge. As the villagers returned home, they discovered that a restored mangrove plantation helped shelter their vulnerable village from the storms wrath. About 40 of the...

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