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Is it time to retreat from the sea?

Hello again, I'm Mormon Olney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Forget spending

billions in tax dollars to rebuild coastal developments destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, New York

Governor's Cuomo has a better idea. Buy up vulnerable properties, restore the beaches to their natural

condition, and enjoy a publicly owned resource until the inevitable happens again. The nonpartisan government accountability office doesn't go that far, but it is warning

that climate change is one of the highest risks to financial stability.

Are the beaches the first place to prepare for the consequences of climate change?

Where will it happen next?

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Program Fund. Hello again, Worm Alney, back with To the Point.

New York's Governor Cuomo says the lesson of superstorm Sandy is the vulnerability of coastal

development to climate change.

Instead of rebuilding damaged properties, he wants to buy them up and restore their natural

condition.

Will homeowners and developers go along?

What about developments in the

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