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Simulated flooding for 100-year storm event, San Juan

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2019 (approx.)
View of a coastal city from the sky, with polygons drawn along the coast to show flooding areas.
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Map showing the simulated flooding for a 100-year storm event with (blue) and without (red) coral reefs in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The red area thus represents the area protected by coral reefs.

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