Assertion: wetland | /r/CapableOf | protect coastal areas
Facets:
value: from storms
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from storm surges
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Wetlands also protect coastal areas from storm surges that can wash away fragile beaches and coastal communities.
text: For instance, wetlands also mitigate floods, protect coastal areas from storms, improve water quality, recharge groundwater aquifers, serve as sinks, sources, or transformers of materials, and produce food and goods for human use.