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Title: Habitat loss doubles coastal flood impact: Study
Source:The Times of India
Date:15 July 2013
According to, a US climate study, Removing mangroves, marshes, reefs, forests, dunes and other natural defences doubles the risk for life and property from coastal floods. In the most detailed analysis of the risks facing Americans from rising seas, researchers led by Katie Arkema at Stanford University in California built a computer model of coasts in the continental United States.
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