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  "id": 19815137,
  "title": "Concrete and steel—or mangroves and forests? When it comes to climate adaptation, nature is much cheaper",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/concrete-and-steel-or-mangroves-and-forests-when-it-comes-to-climate",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-13T13:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-concrete-steel-mangroves-forests-climate.html"
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  "summary": "What's the best way to protect ourselves against climate change? The default is to reach for concrete and steel to build seawalls, dikes, dams and drainage systems. These can work. But they are expensive and inflexible. There's another, much cheaper option which gets vastly less attention. Mangroves, forests and urban trees can help protect humans and their homes, farms and cities from floods,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "Concrete and steel – or mangroves and forests? When it comes to climate adaptation, nature is much cheaper",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/concrete-and-steel-or-mangroves-and-forests-when-it-comes-to-climate",
        "published": "2026-11-12T19:04:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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