2008Mar7: Rising seas due to climate change could affect between 12% and 15% of arable land by 2050, according to a report prepared for the European Union heads of government (IHT, 2008).
Reference: IHT. 2008. http://iht.com/articles/2008/03/07/europe/migrate.php
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