Factoid/2009/03/13
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600 Million People Live in Low-Lying, Vulnerable Coastal Areas
- "About 600 million people, or nearly 10 percent of the world's population, live in low-lying areas at risk of flooding as sea levels rise due to climate change, according to research presented [March 10, 2009] at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change in Copenhagen." - excerpt from this Environmental News Service article.
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