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"What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages. With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and Antarctica, and each tick upwards of Earth's...
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IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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You are lying in bed listening to the soft sound of rain. It has been coming down for hours. Now something is changing. The rain sounds harder and louder, and there is water running down the road, which looks like a small river. What is happening? You are hearing and seeing the start of a flood. Read and find out about the different kinds of floods, how they start, and how to stay safe. Featuring vocabulary bolded throughout the text, this book also...
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"What can we learn about coping with rising sea levels from ancient times? The scenario we are facing is scary: within a few decades, sea levels around the world may well rise by a metre or more as glaciers and ice caps melt due to climate change. Large parts of our coastal cities will be flooded, the basic outline of our world will be changed, and torrential rains will present their own challenges. But this is not the first time that people have...
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Water-resources investigations report volume 88-4085
Water-resources investigations report volume 95-4017
Water-resources investigations report volume 95-4017
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English
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper volume 1365
U.S. Geological Survey open-file report volume 84-581
U.S. Geological Survey open-file report volume 84-581
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English
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Water-resources investigations volume 82-24
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U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division
Pub. Date
1982
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English
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Water-resources investigations report volume 76-120
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
[1976]
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English