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The D.C. Levees

The D.C. Levees

By: Mercer Tomasino, Journalist
Much of D.C. is not part of the natural land. In fact, much of D.C.'s land was reclaimed from the Potomac River and wetlands. Due to this, much of D.C. is built up on low-lying land, which could quite easily be destroyed by flooding. With sea levels slowly rising due to global warming, the threat of a rising river has grown immensely.
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