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Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year –...

Staff Writer - May 7, 2019

Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz The news is grim: According to a report compiled by hundreds of scientists from 50 countries, Earth is...

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Protecting wetlands helps communities reduce damage from hurricanes and storms

Staff Writer - October 13, 2018

Siddharth Narayan, University of California, Santa Cruz and Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz 2017 was the worst year on record for hurricane damage...

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Far-sighted adaptation to rising seas is blocked by just fixing eroded...

Staff Writer - August 27, 2018

Andrew G. Keeler, East Carolina University; Dylan McNamara, University of North Carolina Wilmington, and Jennifer Irish, Virginia Tech Coastal communities around the world are struggling...

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As communities rebuild after hurricanes, study shows wetlands can significantly reduce...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2017

Siddharth Narayan, University of California, Santa Cruz and Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz A 12-year “hurricane drought” during which no major hurricanes formed...