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Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels
By Kevin Kurtz
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Rapidly increasing sea levels are endangering coastal wildlife and contributing to major floods worldwide. In the future, some coastal cities may even be underwater. But what is behind this dramatic shift? Learn all about the role climate change plays in rising ocean levels and what effects this will have on our watery planet.
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Kevin Kurtz
Kevin Kurtz has loved books, science, and nature since he was a kid. His first children's book, A Day in the Salt Marsh, was published in 2007. He lives in Rochester, New York and continues to write books and do live and remote visits with schools around the country.
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