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On the recordJanuary 13, 2009
There is no likelihood, I think, of it getting better. It is likely to get worse, if anything.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse warns that ocean conditions are expected to deteriorate due to global warming.

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