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Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

Among U.S. states, Florida is at the greatest risk of damage from sea level rise.   Climate Central scientists project that more than 2 million Floridians will be living below sea level by the turn of the next century  without serious intervention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  Florida Gulf Coast University Marine Science and Climatology experts Dr. Michael Savarese and Dr. Joanne Muller join us for a look at what their research reveals about climate change and sea level rise in Florida.