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To: longnshort who wrote (351801)	9/24/2007 9:15:44 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578283

The impact? Now you are asking the right question. The economic impact will be hugely negative. It will destroy coastal areas, where over half the US population lives. Yes, you are correct, we'll have to rebuild further inland, which will be a building boom, but it will destroy trillions of dollars in wealth in the meantime. I think you think you are being funny, but to the 50% of the US population that will be impacted, such as they were impacted in New Orleans, I can assure you it is not funny. Many of those people lost everything. marineeconomics.noaa.gov Coastal areas are home to a wealth of natural and economic resources and are the most developed areas in the nation. The narrow fringe comprising 17% of the contiguous land area is home to more than half of the nation's population.