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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
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Darcey Barrett

Coastal towns near Bristol could be underwater by 2090 - full list

Rising sea levels could leave parts of some coastal towns near Bristol underwater by 2090. Areas like Weston-Super-Mare, Clevedon and even Portishead could see parts of their towns flooded in the next 60 years.

As climate change continues to get worse it has been found in a recent study that unless pollution levels are checked, the coastline in North Somerset could see a massive change, taking residential homes and towns with it.

Surging Seas, which created the map, stated: "With unchecked pollution, factoring in Antarctic research, the median projection for when sea level rise reaches one metre at Avonmouth is 2090.”

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