Heritage at Risk: How Rising Seas Threaten Ancient Coastal Ruins


Orkney. Photo source: ©© Genevieve Veromier

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The shores of Scotland’s Orkney Islands are dotted with ruins that date to the Stone Age. But after enduring for millennia, these archaeological sites – along with many others from Easter Island to Jamestown – are facing an existential threat from climate change…

Read Full Article, Yale E360 (07-17-2017)

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