Rising Seas Imperil US Sites, Military Bases Worth $387 Billion

Federal offices, bases, and campuses that could get swamped every time a hurricane spins up or a monster wave crashes over a barrier would together cost more than the annual gross domestic product of Hong Kong, Greece, or Finland, a Bloomberg Government analysis found. Government agencies are “avoiding the hard decisions,” says one former White House climate advisor.

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