Hurricanes No Deterrent To Rapid Coastal Growth

The 45 million people massed along the coast from Maine to Texas, who gamble that they will never face a hurricane, have more people join them every day.

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August 7, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Florida, the state most likely to be whacked by a hurricane, gains an average of 4,400 residents a week. Growing even faster than the population is the value of coastal property. Even beach communities savaged by hurricanes have rebuilt bigger and more expensively than before. Forecasters say they see unprecedented disasters in the making.

Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg

FULL STORY: Coastal Growth Can Mean More Hurricane Liability

Tuesday, August 6, 2002 in The Tampa Tribune

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