Protection From The Sea Is Possible, But Expensive

NPR | By Jon Hamilton

Published November 6, 2012 at 5:02 PM EST

Residents of the Colonial Place neighborhood watch as heavy rain from Hurricane Sandy floods the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 28.

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