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Nature to the Rescue: Barriers to Storm Surge

Ross Toro, OurAmazingPlanet Contributor
Date: 26 August 2011 Time: 04:32 PM ET
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One of the major impacts of hurricanes is storm surge -- the water that the ferocious winds of a hurricane push up ahead of it, which then inundate shorelines.

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Storm surge protection infographic

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