Those same mangroves can actually protect coastal communities by buffering them against more intense coastal storms and slowing wind and waves.

这些红树林能起到缓冲的作用，抵御沿海风暴，降低风速，减弱巨浪，保护海岸群落。

Hurricanes are not a serious menace in the interior, but we get the fringes of the big coastal storms.

飓风在内陆并不是一个严重的威胁， 但我们却处于沿海大风暴的边缘。

Yes.Well, what sea level rise does is, it raises the launching pad for coastal storms. And Manhattan is very vulnerable to coastal storms.

是的。嗯，海平面上升的作用是，它为沿海风暴抬高了发射台。曼哈顿非常容易受到沿海风暴的影响。

Besides their awesome aquatic life, coral reefs play a big role in protecting shorelines around the world from coastal storms and erosion.

除了令人敬畏的水生生物外，珊瑚礁在保护世界各地的海岸线免受沿海风暴和侵蚀方面发挥着重要作用。