Rising Seas: Hawaiian Island Wiped off the Map

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By Taylor RatcliffeOct 28, 2018, 8:30 am242 ptsTrending
Have you heard of Hawaii’s East Island? Probably not, but you may remember it in the future as an early American loss to sea-level rise and extreme weather. East Island was a sandbar that was a vital nesting ground for Hawaiian green sea turtles and habitat for Hawaiian monk seals. It was mostly wiped from…

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