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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “The stories of the risks of the sea-level rise, the ocean warming, the devastating hurricanes and cyclones, but also…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2021
The stories of the risks of the sea-level rise, the ocean warming, the devastating hurricanes and cyclones, but also, that the islands are rising, right.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Highlighting the impact of climate change and resilience efforts in island communities.

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