Houses built on sturdy stilts could allow people to remain on the coast in spite of rising sea levels, provided that safe havens built further inland could house the entire population in a storm.

• 即使在距离海边更远的地方所建造的安全住所在风暴来临时能够容纳全部有需要的人，木桩稳固的吊脚楼还是能够让人们留在海边生活的，海面升高也没关系。