Seawalls could cost as much as the initial investment in the interstate highway system, with Florida facing $76bn, report findsDefending against rising seas could cost US communities $416bn in the next 20 years, according to a new report.Spending on seawalls alone could total almost as much as the initial investment in the interstate highway system, the authors said. And the billions involved will represent just a fraction of adaptation efforts governments in coastal states will have to fund if they do not want to simply retreat. Continue reading...
Seawalls to protect US against rising oceans could cost $416bn by 2040
20. června 2019 8:00
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/us-rising-seas-defense-seawalls-cost-report
Zdroj: The Guardian