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As communities rebuild after hurricanes, study shows wetlands can significantly reduce property damage

  • Written by Siddharth Narayan, Postdoctoral Fellow, Coastal Flood Risk, University of California, Santa Cruz
imageCoastal wetlands are an effective first line of defense and act by slowing down storm surges and reducing floodingKelly Fike/USFWS, CC BY

A 12-year “hurricane drought” during which no major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic ended dramatically in 2017. The devastating impacts of Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria across the United States and...

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