Sentences with phrase «barrier against storm»

In addition to being home to many types of sea life and a source of revenue, coral reefs play a vital part in protecting nearby coastlines from erosion and serve as a natural barrier against storm surge during hurricanes.

Without reefs, many species of fish and shellfish lose their habitat, tropical tourist destinations lose their revenue and coastlines lose their natural barrier against storms.

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It is also investigating ways to update the building code to protect against more extreme weather events, and to build effective storm - surge barriers.

Some things we might do if we got desperate enough: scrub greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere technologically, geo - engineering to create cooling effects to offset greenhouse heating, [SLIDE 42] lots of adaptation policies, cropping patterns, heat drought and salt - resistant crops, strengthen public health and environmental engineering defenses against tropical disease, new water projects for flood control and drought management, dyke storm surge barriers, avoiding further development on flood plains in near sea level.

In the face of future such storms, they are calling for action to restore the area's wetlands, to act as a barrier against flooding.»

This level of rise would inundate some beaches and overflow many barrier islands that serve as natural protection against storm surge from tropical and non-tropical cyclones.

For example, salt marshes, reefs, mangrove forests, and barrier islands defend coastal ecosystems and infrastructure, such as roads and buildings, against storm surges.

Mahmud, Sakib and Barbier, Edward (2014): Are Private Defensive Expenditures against Storm Damages Affected by Public Programs and Natural Barriers?

That means he's had a front - row seat to the effects of sea - level rise and the loss of coastal wetlands, dunes, and other natural barriers against powerful storms.