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Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year – it's time to protect them

Written by Michael Beck, Research professor, University of California, Santa Cruz

Underwater view of waves breaking over a healthy coral reef, reducing wave energy at the shoreline that can cause flooding.Curt Storlazzi, USGS

The news is grim: According to a report compiled by hundreds of scientists from 50 countries, Earth is losing species faster than at any other time in human history. Thanks to climate change, coastal...

Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year – it's time to protect them

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