Coral Reefs are Critical for Risk Reduction and Adaptation

Coral Reefs are Critical for Risk Reduction and Adaptation
Arlington VA (SPX) May 15, 2014 - Stronger storms, rising seas, and flooding are placing hundreds of millions people at risk around the world, and big part of the solution to decrease those risks is just off shore. A new study finds that coral reefs reduce the wave energy that would otherwise impact coastlines by 97 percent. "Coral reefs serve as an effective first line of defense to incoming waves, storms and rising seas, ... more

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