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Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth

  • Written by Wanyun Shao, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Alabama
imageMany hurricane-prone Gulf Coast communities, like Fort Myers, Fla., have grown quickly in recent years.AP Photo/Steve Helber

Warm water in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico can fuel powerful hurricanes, but how destructive a storm becomes isn’t just about the climate and weather – it also depends on the people and property in...

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