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Sandbags Can't Hold Back the Sea

"East Carolina University geologist Stan Riggs, a panel member, said the rising sea level will magnify the impact of storms. “If you’re going to build sewage plants or hospitals or highways, you’d better be thinking about the longer term,” he said. Sound planning and regulations that account for nature’s patterns rather than developers’ plans are the right response." - excerpt from Op-Ed at newsobserver.com.

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