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The inevitable': People living on the coast could be forced to move due to climate change, UK warns

CNBC · Anmar Frangoul · last updated

The chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency has issued a stark warning to coastal communities, acknowledging that the effects of climate change will force people — both in the U.K. and abroad — to relocate due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion.

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