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To: Ron who wrote (548)	10/30/2019 8:58:31 AM
From: Sam	of 566

Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows By Denise Lu and Christopher Flavelle Oct. 29, 2019 Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities. The authors of a paper published Tuesday developed a more accurate way of calculating land elevation based on satellite readings, a standard way of estimating the effects of sea level rise over large areas, and found that the previous numbers were far too optimistic. The new research shows that some 150 million people are now living on land that will be below the high-tide line by midcentury. continues at nytimes.com

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