Study: Marshes provide cost-effective coastal protection As climate change accelerates sea-level rise and intensifies storms, marsh-fronted seawalls can provide an economical coastal defense, MIT engineers report.

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Study: Marshes provide cost-effective coastal protection

Protecting and enhancing salt marshes in front of protective seawalls can significantly help protect some coastlines, at a cost that makes this app...

“You don’t need a huge marsh to get a good effect. It could be a relatively short marsh, just tens of meters wide, that can give you benefit.” #sealevelrise #climatechange #climatecrisis

The East Boston and Chelsea Creek waterfronts look their best on a sunny-day king tide. But you can see how a foot or two of storm surge could get worrisome at the Shaw's supermarket and the Umana Academy--and would not be so great for the surprisingly low Chelsea Street bridge. #sealevelrise #hurricane #climatecrisis #climatechange #Boston