Climate change is raising quite the stink in Florida

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Waste could contaminate Florida's water as seas rise

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Waste could contaminate Florida’s water as seas rise 03:54

(CNN)A major UN report released this week shows the sea level is rising around the globe, which means people who live in coastal cities face real risks from losing their property, and in some cases their live, to the rising ocean and the intense storms these warmer waters bring.

And it will make it harder for more than 60 million people in the United States to flush their toilets.
About 1 in 5 US households rely on septic systems, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. It’s a type of sanitary system that has worked since ancient Egyptian times, but the climate crisis and…

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