A man moves his flood-damaged sofas in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Scientists say restoring and preserving wetlands could prevent millions of dollars' worth of damage from severe storms. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)

Conserving and restoring wetlands could avoid millions of dollars in storm losses

EarthBeat
Sep 7, 2021

Protecting marshes that help buffer against hurricanes and other severe storms could save as much as $38 million per estuary in storm damages, a new study shows.