Category: Rising Seas

London and other cities face flooding due to rising sea levels

London's key primary flood defence, the Thames Barrier, is being used twice as much as was planned when it

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New York City’s rising seas

The sea level is rising, but it’s not rising evenly. Over the 20th century, the water lapping New York

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Rising Seas Create First American Refugees

Climate change, particularly unprecedented sea level rise, is already creating refugees in the United States. Back in January, the Department

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Rising Seas Forces Alaskan Village To Move

A coastal village in Alaska has voted to relocate amid the threat of rising sea levels in their area,

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Rising Seas Swallow Five Islands

Five tiny Pacific islands have disappeared due to rising seas and erosion, a discovery thought to be the first

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Pacific Islands fear “It’s The End”

Some low-lying island nations face the "end of history" due to rising sea levels unless the world takes stronger

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Rising Seas Force Bikini Islanders To Flee

Nearly 70 years after they were uprooted to make way for United States nuclear weapons testing, Bikini Islanders are

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Sea level rise worse than expected

Long-term sea level increases that could have a devastating effect on southern Florida and highly populated coastal areas may

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Forecast for big sea level rise

People in low-lying poor nations, such as Bangladesh, are at most risk. Sea levels could rise by up to

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Pacific Nation Could Move To Fiji

Fearing that climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago, the leaders of Kiribati are considering an unusual

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