Sentences with phrase «big flood barriers»
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In places that do choose to fork over the cash for protection systems the frequency of floods will decrease, but those that are big and strong enough to breach the barriers will be more devastating.
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A big flood resiliency effort, starting with the 3 billion dollar construction of a 10 foot high, two mile long flood barrier in 2017, is underway.
Rather than focusing on big - ticket solutions such as storm - surge barriers, Rosenzweig calls for a range of initiatives, from increasing redundancy in the electric grid to sealing off tunnels and making coastal areas more resilient to flooding.