Sea level will rise all over the planet. ... Deforestation is in part the result of population expansion in the tropics and the use of land for agriculture and wood for energy. Satellite photos show smoke from the smoldering fires that are rising into the air over the forest. ... The sale of the expensive tropical wood is another. ... Sea level rise would inundate low-lying areas, drown coastal marshes and swamps, erode beaches, exacerbate flooding, and increase the salinity of rivers, bays, and aquifers throughout the world. ...

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