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‘Little by little cities will have to recede’: Coastal flooding is the sleeper climate issue

Up and down the NSW coast, suburbs and townships are built on low-lying land around coastal lagoons, lakes and estuaries. Sea level rises will make some areas uninhabitable.

‘Little by little cities will have to recede’: Coastal flooding is the sleeper climate issue

We haven't written up this one. The Sydney Morning Herald has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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