Texas A&M looks at benefits from possible coastal barrier

HOUSTON (AP) — A new study suggests if the Houston area continues to boom for 60 years and sea levels rise a direct hit to Galveston from a massive hurricane could destroy $31.8 billion worth of homes.
The Houston Chronicle reports Texas A&M researchers looked at possibly building a coastal barrier about 60 miles (96 kilometers) long from Galveston to Bolivar (BAH’-lee-ver) Peninsula. Experts say potential residential destruction from a storm surge would drop to $6 billion.
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