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… than $625 million in damages from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Inland, wetlands act as a natural sponge, absorbing and … park, the damage from the 2004 tsunami extended just 50m inland. In nearby Peraliya, where coral mining had degraded the reefs, the damage extended 1.5 km inland. 3. Bouncing back Wetlands can also speed up the …

… floodplains. If these are left intact- with their related inland lakes and swamps - they can act as a giant reservoir. … water over a wide area, reducing damage downstream. 4. Inland deltas When rivers flow into a wide, flat inland lake … climate change. Yangtze River: ‘soft’ flood control with a wetland ecosystem Prone to monsoon flooding, the Yangtze …

… of Colombia Chapter 3 - Climate Change in Dryland and Wetland Ecosystems in the Sahel Region 33 Chapter 4 - … in the case of ‘hard defenses built to prevent coastal and inland flooding’ (Campbell et al., 2009). This could result … from the Arabic word for coast. The Sahel is like the inland coast of sub-Saharan Africa, bordering the sea of sand …