... high latitudes and less than the global mean near the equator. Global warming could raise sea level one meter or more in the next century by expanding ocean water, melting mountain glaciers, and perhaps eventually causing polar ice sheets to melt or slide into oceans. Sea level rise would inundate low-lying areas, drown coastal marshes and swamps, erode beaches, exacerbate ... ...

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... ; the Pacific coast from California to Washington, the Texas Gulf coast, the Great Lakes and portions of Alaska (Krawiec,1980). There are also isolated areas of exposed ridge crests and mountain summits throughout the Appalachians and the western United States. All of these areas represent sustainable resource areas that can be used with existing technology. There are also seasonal variation in ... ...

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