"Ultimately, rising seas will likely swamp the first American settlement in Jamestown, Va., as well as the Florida launch pad that sent the first American into orbit, many climate scientists are predicting.
In about a century, some of the places that make America what it is may be slowly erased.
Global warming — through a combination of melting glaciers, disappearing ice sheets and warmer waters expanding — is expected to cause oceans to rise by one meter, or about 39 inches. It will happen regardless of any future actions to curb greenhouse gases, several leading scientists say. And it will reshape the nation." |Read more|
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If indeed, these floodings will take place with or without efforts on carbon dioxide mitigation, then it's time that we prepare rather than wait for the waters to rise and incur losses when we are not ready.
Urban planning needs rethink as climate change looms: http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/608496?c_id=wom-bc-ar
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