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As sea level rises, should we build sea walls? We asked a scientist
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December 8, 2018
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3:32Now PlayingFor property owners, physical barriers — such as seawalls and bulkheads — seem a logical option for blocking these rising seas. But intense hurricanes appear to be changing the calculus on the usefulness of these so-called hardened shorelines.
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