Rising Temperatures, Disappearing Coastlines

December 08, 2009 9:59 AM

Rising Temperatures, Disappearing Coastlines

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Greenland and Antarctica hold the world's largest reservoirs of fresh water, locked in their giant ice sheets. Global warming may cause large parts of these ices sheets to melt within centuries — changing the shape of coastlines around the world.

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Rising Temperatures, Disappearing Coastlines