Calculating the Costs of Wetland Loss

Calculating the Costs of Wetland Loss

A supermoon is reflected in the Fred C. Babcock/Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area’s marsh, near Punta Gorda, Fla. New research suggests that wetland loss in the contiguous United States has increased residential flood insurance claim payments by billions of dollars, with costs particularly high in coastal Florida. Credit: Diana Robinson/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Wetlands are biodiversity hot spots and provide important carbon storage. During …