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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Antony Thrower

UK coastal towns face being swamped by 5ft ocean rise in just 40 years - check your area

The planet has less than 40 years to solve the climate crisis or massive ice sheets will melt - sparking a Doomsday scenario for Britain’s coastal towns, experts have warned.

A new report says if all nations on Earth do not achieve net zero emissions by 2060 the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets will melt in the coming years.

The resulting destruction will mean the world’s seas will rise by nearly five feet, dooming towns and villages across the UK to a watery grave.

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