The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has warned that rising sea levels are going to be disastrous for the Pacific Islands. Those are islands in the Pacific Ocean, such as Tuvalu and the Cook Islands. However, a new UN report warns that rising sea levels will be a catastrophe for everyone across the globe. His comments come after two UN reports on the state of the climate. OK, we have our first headline about this story and it's from BBC News here in the UK.
'Surging seas are coming for us all,' warns UN Chief. And again, that headline from BBC News, 'Surging seas are coming for us all,' warns UN Chief. So, we know that rising sea levels are severely affecting Pacific Islands, but this headline says 'surging seas' – that means 'rising sea levels' – are 'coming for us all' and we're interested in this phrase, 'coming for us all'.
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