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# Coastal Fast Facts

# Grab some "bite-sized" facts about coastal economics, demographics, weather, storms, ports, aquaculture, and marine debris.

Did  you know: 

            - U.S. coastal counties are home to 40  percent of the nation’s population, but only account for 10 percent of the  nation’s land mass (excluding Alaska).
            - Estimates for insured losses from  2016’s Hurricane Matthew ranged from $1.5 billion to $7 billion.
            - Recurrent tidal (“nuisance”) flooding  has increased 300–900 percent since the 1960s.
            - In 2016, the United States  experienced 15 weather and climate disasters, with losses exceeding $1 billion.

To provide easy access for our most used  facts and figures, the Office for Coastal Management (OCM) developed a series of “coastal fast facts” web pages. You’ll find them at the bottom of the OCM home page.

Current  topics include economics, demographics, weather, storms, ports, aquaculture,  and marine debris. A  hard copy (pdf) version of some of the most popular fast facts is also available online.

The new OCM website also includes a  database of  more than 200 story snippets, searchable by topic, program, and location, that  highlights how coastal management is making a difference. 
> W. Russell Callender, Ph.D. Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Ocean Service

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