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2. Which detail best supports the idea that sea level rise can no longer be prevented?
OA. "Look closer, says Shawn Riley, a local waterman who makes his living
harvesting oysters and blue crabs, and you can see that the process has been
picking up speed." ( Paragraph 3)
B. "It is not just Maryland's Eastern Shore islands that are in danger of
disappearing beneath the surface because of global climate change and rising
sea levels." (Paragraph 7)
OC. "It's no longer a question of "if" sea levels will rise that high, but "how fast,"
says Donald Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science." ( Paragraph 10)
OD. "the island rallied after the state offered buyouts, turning them down and
instead organizing a group called Smith Island United to fight for grants to build
badly needed sea walls and jetties to slow down erosion" (Paragraph 16)