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Why are Atlantic and Gulf coast property owners building back bigger after hurricanes?

  • Written by Eli Lazarus, Associate Professor in Geomorphology, University of Southampton
Surf threatens beach houses on Dauphin Island, Alabama, September 4, 2011 during Tropical Storm Lee. AP Photo/Dave Martin

U.S. coastal counties are densely populated and extensively developed. They also are directly exposed to sea level rise and storms, which scientists predict will become more destructive as climate change progresses.

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