Title: 5 Terrifying Impacts of Rising Sea Levels
Headings: Sea-level rise will cause more than flooding — these 5 other impacts of rising oceans are just as bad
Sea-level rise will cause more than flooding — these 5 other impacts of rising oceans are just as bad
1. It will contaminate our drinking water
2. It will interfere with farming
3. It will change our coastal plant life
4. It will threaten wildlife populations
5. It will hurt the economy

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Sea-level rise will cause more than flooding — these 5 other impacts of rising oceans are just as bad
Chelsea Harvey
Feb 17, 2015, 8:42 PM
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We have all heard terrible stories about how the future will be devastated by a rise in sea levels. As global temperatures continue to rise, ice in the polar regions and glaciers will melt, dumping tons of extra water into the ocean.