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By Larry West, About.com Guide to Environmental Issues since 2005

Why Are Rising Sea Levels a Threat?

Tuesday June 3, 2008
With the discovery that the Arctic Ocean's year-round ice pack has lost about 20 percent of its mass in only two years and documentation of rising sea levels, scientists are concerned about when the year-round ice will be completely gone, and what the resulting rising sea levels will do to islands and coastlines around the world. Learn why rising sea levels are a threat, and find out if it's already too late.

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Comments

June 3, 2008 at 3:34 pm
(1) keke says:

dat is really rediculus we need to do somthing bout it

June 4, 2008 at 12:49 am
(2) guidoLaMoto says:

I believe you’ll find the Arctic Sea ice pack is back to its normal extent. The Liberal press hasn’t been so quick to report this information. It would make them sound stupid after raising such a fuss about it last year.

January 18, 2009 at 10:34 am
(3) Björn Borgonsson says:

Keke, how about you spell correctly and use proper grammar before you make your opinion known. Your horrendous command of the English language turns us all off from wanting to read your post.

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