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Rising seas threaten historic U S sites and coastlines
Coastal maps reviewed by The Associated Press project one meter of sea level rise this century, reshaping U S geography from Jamestown to Silicon Valley. Scientists warn storm surges will worsen, submerging beaches, airports, and highways while inland areas like Pennsylvania feel the impact. Estimates place land loss across the lower 48 and beyond from Louisiana to Alaska, with notable risk to New Orleans, Florida wells, and the San Joaquin Delta.
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Jamestown
Old Money
Wall Street
Inmoney Towers
Silicon Valley
Kennebunkport
John Edwards
Texas
Florida
Associated Press
University of Arizona
U.S. Geological Survey
Benjamin Santer
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
California
University of Victoria
Andrew Weaver
Intergovernmental Panel
Paris
Donald Boesch
University of Maryland
United Nations
Washington
Bush
America
Boesch
Jonathan Overpeck
Institute For the Study of Planet Earth
West Virginia
Hawaii
Alaska
Overpeck
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Gulf
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
New York
New Orleans
Joel Scheraga
San Joaquin Delta
S. Jeffress Williams
Woods Hole
Mass
John Christy
University of Alabama
Huntsville
Williams