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In Sandy's Wake, FEMA Re-Examines Flood Insurance Rates

2013-10-30 21:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: When Sandy blew into East Coast communities a year ago, it was flooding that did the most damage. That's in part because the average sea level has risen over the past century - about a foot along the mid-Atlantic coast. That made it easier for the storm to push the ocean onto the land. And scientists say there will be many more Sandy-style storms - that is, torrential rain and wind that create heavy coastal flooding - and they'll be more frequent than in the past. But preparing people for that...

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