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Study: Sea-level rise two or three times higher than expected

Global sea levels could rise two to three times higher over the next century than previously estimated, according to a study released Friday by the US National Research Council. (AFP Photo/David McNew)

Global sea levels could rise two to three times higher over the next century than previously estimated, according to a study released Friday by the US National Research Council. A committee of experts evaluated that latest UN estimates and updated them with new data on polar ice-cap melting that is…

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Rising seas threaten 180 U.S. cities by 2100: study

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising seas spurred by climate change could threaten 180 U.S. coastal cities by 2100, a new study says, with Miami, New Orleans and Virginia Beach among those most severely affected. Previous studies have looked at where rising waters might go by the end of this century, assuming…

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