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Anticipating the impact of rising seas: a Tasmanian success story

Sea levels are likely to rise by around a metre by the end of this century. A Tasmanian mapping project is set to provide timely information for authorities and landowners around Australia’s 50,000 km of coastline. [30 June 2009 | Peter … Continue reading

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The encroaching sea

Sea-level rise this century is likely to be much more than the UN climate report predicts, according to Hobart experts. Continue reading

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