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Study Finds Indian Ocean Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas; Climate Change Partly Responsible

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The study, led by scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., The study indicated that the Seychelles Islands and Zanzibar off Tanzania’s coastline show the largest sea level drop. The warm pool has heated by about 1 degree Fahrenheit, or 0.5

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Seychelles ranks as the most-improved country over the past decade, due largely to its commitment to combating greenhouse gas emissions. EPI and Global Sustainability Data.

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