When a tsunami forms, some coastal communities can see rising water in as little as 20 minutes. In preparation, those communities have begun building tsunami evacuation towers. These towers are often built in the center of a community or near schools to give residents access to higher ground.  But building these towers is expensive, and some small coastal communities are wary of signing onto their construction.

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