Sea level rises even faster


	Sea level rises even faster

syncopath

12-27-2006 6:38 PM

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global warming, forecast, climate

syncopath says:

70 % of the world population live on coastal plains. is something we do rushing upon us..?

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Global warming may raise sea levels faster than previously expected this century, said a study that suggests the impact of climate change on the oceans may have underestimated. 
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