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The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels

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The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels. / Ward, Sophie; Austin, Martin.
In: The Conversation, 31.03.2023.

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Ward, S & Austin, M 2023, 'The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels' The Conversation. <https://theconversation.com/the-uks-first-climate-refugees-why-more-defences-may-not-save-this-village-from-rising-sea-levels-197206>

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Ward, S., & Austin, M. (2023). The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/the-uks-first-climate-refugees-why-more-defences-may-not-save-this-village-from-rising-sea-levels-197206

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Ward S, Austin M. 2023. The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels. The Conversation.

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Ward, Sophie and Martin Austin. "The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels". The Conversation. 2023.

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Ward S, Austin M. The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels. The Conversation. 2023 Mar 31.

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Ward, Sophie ; Austin, Martin. / The UK’s first climate refugees: why more defences may not save this village from rising sea levels. In: The Conversation. 2023.

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