If the infrastructure that supports the town gets too expensive to maintain then it will die a slow death like many other coastal communities. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
«They must address these aquatic environments and the fishing, aquaculture and other coastal communities whose livelihoods and even survival will be threatened by climate change. (nofrakkingconsensus.com)
Though Cannon Beach did not experience the fatalities or devastation of other coastal communities, it was a shocking occurrence that changed how those who live at the coast react to a tsunami. (cbhistory.org)