Coastal wetlands save hundreds of millions of dollars in flood damages during hurricanes
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 07:31
in Earth & Climate
As communities across the Southeast United States and the Caribbean count the cost of flood and wind damage during Hurricane Matthew, a pioneering study led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz, Coastal Wetlands and Flood Damage Reduction, has quantified how much protection natural coastal habitats provide during hurricanes.