Natural Coastal Habitats Can Reduce Flood Losses: Swiss Re
Natural coastal habitats such as coral reefs, mangrove swamps and salt marshes can provide significant protection against lower-severity storms and help reduce flood ...
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Sinking Coastal Cities Could Impact 500,000 With Future Flood Risk
One in 50 people living in two dozen coastal cities in the United States could experience significant flooding by 2050, according to researchers at Virginia Tech. Within the next thirty years, the ...
New York, Boston Experience Record Days With Coastal Flooding, Due to Storm-Fueled Tides
New York and Boston experienced a record number of days with coastal flooding in the last year as waters surged time and again more than 1 foot (31 centimeters) above normal high tide levels. New ...
10M Americans Will Be Affected by Climate Change by 2075: CBO Warning
Ten million Americans will be "substantially affected" by climate change by 2075, causing government disaster spending to jump, the Congressional Budget Office projected Thursday. But, instead of ...
States Graded ‘A’ to ‘F’ for Weather Preparedness
Many states across the country are unprepared to face the risks posed extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding, coastal flooding and other extreme weather events, according to a new report ...