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New on HorizonTV, oceanographer John Englander discusses his latest book, which warns that, regardless of resilience efforts, sea levels will rise by meters in the coming decades. Adaptation, he says, is the key to future building design and construction.
More on John Englander's book: Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level and the Path.
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