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I guess United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres didn’t think his hyping global warming risks brought him enough attention, so now he says, “The era of global boiling has arrived!” Global ...

Experts warn that by 2100, the town could be forced to consider relocating inland due to the rapid pace of coastal erosion ...