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Storm on a rising tide, Orplands, Essex

Salt marsh plants key to reducing coastal erosion and flooding

02 Oct 2014

Study finds that natural flood defences such as salt marshes can reduce the height of damaging waves in storm surge conditions by close to 20%.

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Climate change: can nature help us?

08 May 2013

Hard-engineered sea walls have a limited life span. Could saltmarshes and mangroves offer a different approach to buffering against storm surges and...

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