(NPR) Climate Change's Impact On Hurricane Sandy Has A Price: $8 Billion

Climate Change's Impact On Hurricane Sandy Has A Price: $8 Billion



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Climate Change's Impact On Hurricane Sandy Has A Price: $8 Billion







A rollercoaster that once sat on the Funtown Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J., rests in the ocean on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 after the pier was washed away by superstorm Sandy.



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Climate Change's Impact On Hurricane Sandy Has A Price: $8 Billion



Scientists have long thought some of the carnage from the 2012 hurricane might be attributable to a warming climate. New research calculates the additional flooding due to rising sea levels.