Natural Protection From Tsunamis

Mangrove forests -- coastal trees and shrubs -- saved hundreds by absorbing the impact of the tsunami.

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January 13, 2005, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Mangroves form a natural barrier between villages and the roiling sea, and could offer a reliable backup to any new international effort to coordinate warnings and draw up evacuation procedures....For the last 70 years mangroves, which are abundant at river mouths, have been severely depleted as villagers chop them down for fuel and fodder."

Thanks to Smith

FULL STORY: A natural, low-tech solution to tsunamis: mangroves

Monday, January 10, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

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