Despite storms, coasts grow
USA Today

Coastal counties from Texas to New England are growing
by about 1,300 people every day despite a decade-long
surge of hurricanes that has peaked this year with the most
in one season since 1969.

...The cost extends beyond the buyers, says Philip Berke,
DCRP professor .  "Even if they have insurance, the rest of
the country will have to pay higher insurance rates."


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