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Rising Sea Levels Forcing Abandonment of Islands

"On one front-line of climate change, about 2,000 people on the Cantaret Islands off Papua New Guinea have decided to move to nearby Bougainville island after a losing battle with rising sea levels that have washed away homes and poisoned fresh water." - excerpt from the Environmental News Network article at http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=9342

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