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A seawall stretches for hundreds of miles along the coast of Guyana, in northern South America. It protects the low-lying coastal lands where the majority of Guyana's population lives. The region is acutely threatened by rising sea levels, as well as othe

Guyana is a poor country that was a green champion. Then Exxon discovered oil

5:00am November 07, 2021

Guyana, one of South America's poorest countries, is under severe threat by rising seas. That had made it a champion of climate action, but it all changed when ExxonMobil found oil off its waters.

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A new study has found that home sale prices and volume appear to be declining in Florida coastal areas at vulnerable to rising sea levels compared to coastal areas with less risk. Here, the balcony view from a luxury condo in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., in 2

Is The Risk Of Sea Level Rise Affecting Florida Home Prices? A New Study Says Yes

7:38pm October 15, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Research published this week finds that home sales volume and prices have declined in coastal census tracts vulnerable to sea level rise, relative to coastal areas less threatened by climate change.

Tourists walk across flooded St. Mark's Square two days after Venice suffered its highest tide in 50 years.

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With Waters Rising And Its Population Falling, What Is Venice's Future?

1:11pm November 30, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Rising sea levels are not the only threat to Venice. As residents continue to leave, the city risks becoming an empty shell sinking under mass tourism. Some 30 million visitors arrive every year.

Glacial melting ice floats in Los Glaciares National Park, part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, in 2015 in Argentina.

The Sea Level Threat To Cities Depends On Where The Ice Melts — Not Just How Fast

6:38am November 24, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

Identifying where ice melts can help cities in planning for a future with elevated sea levels. In New York City, the sea level would be affected more by melting ice in northern Greenland than Canada.

Drivers maneuver through flood water after a torrential rain in Alexandria, Egypt.

In Egypt, A Rising Sea — And Growing Worries About Climate Change's Effects

8:43am August 13, 2017

by Jane Arraf

"In the winter, the sea attacks us," a fisherman says. "We are afraid the village will sink into the sea." The World Bank says Egypt is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change's effects.

Rachelle Ianelli (left) and Austin Jacobs (middle) both archaeological students from University of Florida, together with Florida Public Archaeology Network representative Rachael Kangas, excavate a section at "Garden Patch," a settlement populated after

What Can We Learn From Early Floridians On Sea-Level Rise?

8:41am April 16, 2016

by Greg Allen

Sea level rise is not a new challenge for Florida. The state's earliest residents had to cope with rising seas by migrating. It is a lesson, an archaeologist believes, that we can learn from today.

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