Add two intense and damaging natural storms which bring destruction to that country; then mix in the widely held view that the same nation's environmental policies are partially responsible for those storms. (news.bbc.co.uk)
Environmentalists have warned that nitrogen from septic tanks is polluting drinking water and bays and weakening wetlands that serve as natural storm barriers. (newsday.com)
We must also protect precious ecosystems — coral reefs and mangrove forests, for example — that act as natural storm barriers. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)