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Looming sea level crisis faces US
2013-09-06 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: Cities along the US east coast face a looming sea level rise crisis from a growing number of disasters as severe as hurricane Sandy, according to research on links between extreme weather and climate change. Human-made global warming was a factor in at least six intense weather events last year, the study shows, from the superstorm that hit New York in October to the record melting of the Arctic and US heatwaves. Climate change also had a role in Spains drought and torrential New Zealand rains,...
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