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The Fort Meyers News-Press (April 13, 2007) reports on the consequences that rising sea levels hold for the mostly low and flat countryside of South Florida:

"Sea-level rise is simple cause-and-effect: As the Earth gets warmer, glacial ice melts. That water goes into the sea, and the sea rises. Levels fluctuate naturally, but many scientists say the rate of sea-level rise has been accelerated by human activity, specifically pouring excessive carbon dioxide into the air.

Some scientists predict a 2-foot rise by the end of the century.