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The article reports that climate change could cost the U.S. coastal areas a total of 1 trillion dollars by 2100, according to a study reported in the "Climatic Change" magazine in December 2014. Topics covered include the combined effects of sea level rise and tropical cyclones on coastal property across the country, estimated by the researchers and the cost-effective policy measures that can be taken by the government to address climatic change such as the addition of more sand to beaches.