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The $100 Billion Builds That Are Keeping Cities Dry | Bloomberg Primer
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24:02Now PlayingFloods now account for almost half of all natural disasters—and the cost in lives and wealth is rising fast. From billion-dollar flood tunnels in Tokyo to giant seawalls in Jakarta and even fly farms in Nairobi, cities are investing in climate adaptation. It’s becoming a trillion-dollar industry, but can these efforts keep pace with accelerating global warming and the more frequent disasters that result?
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