2009Jan16: Sea level rise, global warming, and Middle Atlantic States.
2009Jan16: Sea level rise fueled by global warming threatens the barrier islands and coastal wetlands of the US Middle Atlantic States, according to a report produced by the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Geological Survey, and other agencies (New York Times).
Reference: New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/science/earth/17sea.html
Image Description: Long Island, NY, sand bar. Photo by David Shankbone, 2006Aug. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SandbarLongIsland1.jpg Image Permission: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.
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