Republican climate activists visited a disappearing island to convince Americans the threat of sea-level rise is real — these photos show how grave the situation has become -- Business Insider

Boys who live on Tangier Island, a sliver of land in Virginia that is disappearing due to climate change-fueled sea level rise. Across the United States, communities are seeing the effects of climate change: more severe flooding, rising water levels, and hotter temperatures. There is one place where climate change is perhaps most imminent. ....
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