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As average sea levels rise, will contour lines and spot heights on maps need to be recalculated? If so, when?

Mark Bean,

Southampton, UK

At what age would a human child be capable of surviving in the wild?

Derek Johnson,

Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, UK

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