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10 US landmarks facing rising seas, from a lighthouse moved 2,900 feet to Galveston’s 20-plus flood days

Rising seas and recurring floods are already testing places that Americans treat as national touchstones. Reports from the National Park Service, NOAA and the Union of Concerned Scientists name lighthouses, forts, historic towns, a spaceport and wetlands as exposed. Here are ten landmarks where the water is a present concern. Help yourself and the planet: […]

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