According the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sea level is rising along most of the U.S. coast, and around the world. In the last century, sea level rose 5 to 6 inches more than the global average along the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, because coastal lands there are subsiding. Land within a few feet above the tides could be inundated by rising sea level. According to some researchers, sea level may exceed 3 feet above the 1990 level by the end of the 21st century. How will you respond?
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