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Americans back preparation for extreme weather and sea-level rise
2013-03-29 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Images told the story: lower Manhattan in darkness, coastal communities washed away, cars floating in muck. Superstorm Sandy, a harbinger of future extreme weather intensified by climate change, caught the country off guard in October. Unprepared for the flooding and high winds that ensued, the East Coast suffered more than $70 billion in property damage and more than 100 deaths. Will Americans prepare and invest now to minimize the impact of disasters such as Sandy, or deal with storms and...
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