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Rising Seas Likely to Flood U.S. History

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on sea level:


Climatologist Stephen Schneider of Stanford University talks about the water level before Oracle Corp. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., Sept. 6, 2007. Rising ocean waters brought on by global warming may bring the Pacific Coast to the foot of the Oracle towers in a hundred years or so, scientists say. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Climatologist Stephen Schneider of Stanford University talks about the water level before Oracle Corp. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., Sept. 6, 2007. Rising ocean waters brought on by global warming may bring the Pacific Coast to the foot of the Oracle towers in a hundred years or so, scientists say. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (Paul Sakuma - AP)
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The U.S. Geological Survey on sea level rise and global warming:

http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/cvi/

University of Arizona's interactive maps on sea level rise:

http://tinyurl.com/ca73h

Architecture 2030 study on one-meter sea level rise and cities:

http://www.architecture2030.org/current_situation/coastal_impact.html


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