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Tokyo prepares for a once-in-200-year flood to top Sandy

2013-05-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Tokyo, the worlds most populated metropolis, is building defenses for the possibility of a flood in the next 200 years that could dwarf the damage superstorm Sandy wrought on the U.S. East Coast. Japans capital, flanked by rivers to the east and west, as well as running through it, faces 33 trillion yen ($322 billion) in damages should the banks break on the Arakawa River that bisects Tokyo, according to government estimates. Thats more than five times the $60.2 billion aid package for Sandy...

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