SEATTLE — A climate study has estimated that North Carolina's costs associated with sea level rise could be more than $34.8 billion by 2040.
KOMO-TV reported Wednesday that the Center for Climate Integrity conducted the evaluation of potential costs of constructing seawalls in 22 coastal states and the District of Columbia.
Washington state ranked seventh between New Jersey ($24.9 billion) and California ($21.9 billion).
Only Florida ($75.8 billion) and Louisiana ($38.4 billion) are projected to have higher costs than the Tar Heel State.
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The study released in June says U.S. overall costs will top $400 billion.
The analysis was done in conjunction with engineering firm Resilient Analytics and the University of Colorado.
The study used a sea level rise model, storm surge estimates and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shoreline data.
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Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/
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