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Coastal cities have a hidden vulnerability to storm-surge and tidal flooding − entirely caused by humans
Philip M. Orton, Stevens Institute of Technology and Stefan Talke, California Polytechnic State University Centuries ago, estuaries around the world were teeming with birds and turbulent with schools of fish, their marshlands and endless tracts of channels melting into the … Continue reading
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Tagged cities, dredging, flooding, high-tide flooding, hurricane, Jacksonville, Miami, New York City, sea level rise, storm surge, tides, Wilmington
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