Be prepared: Energy, food and medicine at risk from rising seas, engineers warn

Michael Holder
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Sobering report from Institution of Mechanical Engineers warns governments and businesses are ill-prepared for sea level rises expected this century

Governments around the world must urgently prepare for at least one metre of sea level rise before the end of the century, with creeping tides expected to have drastic impacts on coastal communities and...

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