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Sea levels rising higher than expected, says UN University Institute for Environment

MADRID, 24 DECEMBER 2019- Sea levels are rising faster and higher than previously expected. Long-term sea level rise will vary greatly depending on emissions, but could reach nearly four meters by 2300 if emissions are not reduced, experts with the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) said. Extreme events at the […]

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Uneasy waters

BRISBANE, 01 NOVEMBER 2019 (UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND) — A team of UQ researchers is working tirelessly to find an environmental engineering solution for a very human problem in the Solomon Islands, where the lives of entire communities are in turmoil thanks to drastic sea level rises. Dr Simon Albert wants to solve an urgent, catastrophic […]

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