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Gulf Coast Faces Sea Level-Sinkage Double Whammy

Hurricane Gustav has been a harsh reminder that it’s only the whim of a hurricane track, a few miles this way or that, which can make the difference between a close call and another Katrina-like catastrophe for New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities.
With the one-two punch [...]

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Bering Glacier Melting Faster Than Scientists Thought

A new system of measuring water melt shows that the Bering Glacier–the largest glacier in North America–is melting at double the rate that scientists thought. The glacier is releasing approximately 30 cubic kilometers of water a year, more than twice the [...]

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