Into the maelstrom: US coastal population grows as storms intensify
Monday, March 25, 2013 - 18:00
in Earth & Climate
The percentage of the U.S. population living in counties adjacent to coastline has reached nearly 40 percent in recent years, meaning more of us are exposed to extreme — and extremely costly — coastal storms such as Sandy and Isaac, according to a government report released Monday.These coastal counties account for less than 10 percent of the U.S. land area, excluding Alaska, meaning that this gro...