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Rising sea levels will seal fate of 316 U.S. cities, study warns
2013-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: A rise in sea levels has already sealed the fate of at least 316 American cities, including Miami and Jacksonville, but if global warming keeps up its current rate through 2100, the number of towns and cities doomed by water could easily go up to 1,400, a chilling new study says. Prior greenhouse gas emissions have already locked in four feet of future sea-level rise that will submerge parts of 316 municipalities, says the paper that was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
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