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global sea-level rise  

Definition

  • Global sea level (i.e., the mean sea level averaged across the globe) has risen by 1.6 ± 0.2 mm/yr. (millimeters per year) in the period 1961 to 2003 and by a similar amount (1.7 ± 0.3 mm/yr.) when calculated over the entire 20th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Global Sea-Level Rise]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KL2FZZ46-V

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