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Should we try to fight rising sea levels - or abandon the coasts?
2014-05-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: The world's sea levels are expected to rise 1 to 3 feet -- or more -- as the planet heats up in the coming century. The more greenhouse gases we emit, the bigger the rise, but we've already locked in at least some sea-level increase no matter what. So what should the millions of people living in low-lying coastal areas do? Broadly speaking, there are three ways to deal with sea-level rise. First, large coastal cities like New York or Boston or Tokyo will likely spend billions to erect dikes...
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