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A&M Researchers Say Texas Hurricane Damage Will Worsen
A&M researchers say major hurricanes will cause more severe damage along the Texas coast in the coming years because of global warming.
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GALVESTON (June 1, 2009)--Researchers say flooding and damage along the Texas Gulf Coast from major hurricanes is expected to be more severe in the coming years because of global warming.
Engineering researchers at Texas A&M University studied how climate change will affect hurricane-related flooding and storm damage in Corpus Christi, and the study concluded that rising sea levels and more intense hurricanes will increase structural damage to homes and buildings from a major hurricane in Corpus Christi by 60 percent to 100 percent in about 20 years and by more than 250 percent by 2080.
That translates into projected damage increases of between $100 million to $250 million in 20 years and $250 million to more than $1 billion over the longer term.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially started Monday.
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Sounds like intellengent people would start moving a little further inland,and local governments should start requiring that any new structures be built back from the waterline and of steel and concrete,not flimsy wood frames as so many of the buildings in galveston were,and just not allow any more to be built on the beach at all,of course there are always those who think(or dont think)it will never happen to ME!
Enough with the scam that is "global warming" already!
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