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$900m risk in Caribbean from rising sea levels

2013-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Tribune: RISING sea levels could cause the tourism industry to lose almost $900 million a year by 2050, says a research group. Sea rise, surge or erosion could cause as much as 1,200 square miles of Caribbean coastal land to be lost along with damage or destruction of half of the major tourist resorts. A report by the Inter-American Development Bank titled Climate Changes Impact on the Caribbeans Ability to Sustain Tourism, Natural Assets, and Livelihoods forecasts the destruction unless Caribbean...

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