Global warming likely to raise sea level less, EPA says From: The Boston Globe | Date: October 25, 1995| Author: Scott Allen, Globe Staff | Copyright 1995 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Retreating from prior predictions, the US Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday that the sea level is likely to rise by about 2 feet over the next century, submerging 10,000 square miles of American coastline.

The estimate represents a 50 percent reduction from previous EPA forecasts, and the retreat drew taunts from scientists who are skeptical of global warming theory. But EPA officials said the estimate is more sophisticated than past efforts, partly because they included a...

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