These Shocking Images Reveal How Vulnerable The United States Is To Sea Level Rise

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The beginning of a collapse this century of sections of the Antarctic ice sheet would disproportionately inundate coasts circling the U.S. — the country that has done more than any other to pollute the climate. While such a cataclysmic outcome of warming temperatures from greenhouse gas pollution is...

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These Shocking Images Reveal How Vulnerable The United States Is To Sea Level Rise

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