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

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degrees Celsius, in the past 50 years, primarily because of human-generated emissions in greenhouses gases. 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 Weiqing Han, CU, lead author.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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In general, high scorers exhibit long-standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity. Seychelles ranks as the most-improved country over the past decade, due largely to its commitment to combating greenhouse gas emissions.

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