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- 1Rising seas redrawing coastlines, threatening coastal cities●Climate change is redrawing coastlines and rising sea levels threaten coastal cities.
Rising sea levels driven by climate change are redrawing coastlines and putting coastal cities at growing risk. Al Jazeera's Arabic-language coverage of the threat has drawn strong attention, with hundreds of thousands engaging with reporting that highlights erosion, flooding and the long-term danger to densely populated shorelines around the world.
- 2UNCW conference gathers innovators to tackle coastal challenges●UNCW conference brings innovators together to tackle coastal challenges
The University of North Carolina Wilmington held a conference bringing together innovators to address coastal challenges such as erosion, sea-level rise and storm impacts. The event aimed to connect researchers, entrepreneurs and community leaders working on solutions for vulnerable coastlines. Details on specific projects or outcomes discussed at the conference were not immediately available.