This Live Science article discusses how the rise in coastal development causes the damage from hurricanes to be worse than it might otherwise, from an environmental and social standpoint. Learn how our growing coastal population has affected the natural barriers that should protect us from the force of hurricanes and tropical storms. How much has the coastal population grown and how much in dollars has that cost the USA?: Read to find out. The link to the article is right below! Please click on the links to my other xombites and xomblurbs for more articles, essays, recipes, poetry, and original compositions! I have also collected a pantheon of resources on hurricanes and tropical storms in another xomblurb, so check it out! Thank you!