Coastal Population Growth Stirs Safety Concerns; Evacuations Pose Special Challenge
The Columbian › March 03, 2005
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WASHINGTON More than half of all Americans now live on or near a coast, a major evacuation worry in case of hurricanes, tsunamis or other natural disasters.
One possible answer: vertical evacuations that could send people fleeing upward in high-rise buildings rather than away from a stormy coast.See the full content of this document
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Coastal Population Growth Stirs Safety Concerns; Evacuations Pose Special Challenge
Coastal growth also poses environmental and economic challenges to local governments, the National Ocea...
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