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On the recordApril 26, 2010
We see it through sea level rise, which even small increments of sea level rise can produce really significant effects.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse discusses the serious implications of sea level rise due to climate change.

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