Cost of wetlands: Free. Storm damage they prevent: $38 million per estuary.

Mongabay
Aug 31, 2021, 3:09 pm249 pts
Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans and surrounding areas in the U.S. state of Louisiana this past Sunday, serving as a grim reminder of the power of coastal storms — which are predicted to increase as the climate crisis rolls onward. Scientists and engineers have known for some time that wetlands (such as dense…

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