The natural coastal defenses provided by mangrove forests reduce annual flooding significantly in critical hotspots around the world. Without mangroves, flood damages would increase by more than $65 billion annually, and 15 million more people would be flooded, according to a new study.
from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200310094242.htm
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