'Ike Dike' proposed along Texas coast

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Life  Tue, 07/14/2009 - 17:00

 fire destroying a home along a beach swamped by the storm surge on Sept. 12, 2008.<br /><br />A 50-mile-long, 17-foot-high barrier has been proposed to protect the Texas coast from flooding of the sort caused by Hurricane Ike.

But the hurdles include a pricetag of up to $4 billion.




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