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...coastline, is among the most vulnerable states to sea-level rise. Two-thirds of Florida's beaches could disappear by the end of the century, says the National Wildlife Federation.
A study by the Natural Resources Defense Council ("Feeling the Heat in Florida") foresees major global warming effects, including damage to the all-important tourism industry as a result of eroding beaches and loss of coral reefs to bleaching and other afflictions. "In low-lying areas, anticipated sea-level rise could force water to flow horizontally as much as 400 feet or more inland--flooding shoreline homes and hotels and eroding Florida's famous beaches," the...
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