sea level
noun
: the level of the surface of the sea especially at its mean position midway between mean high and low water compare ground level sense 1a
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The surface also lies beneath 90 bars of pressure, almost 100 times greater than that of sea level on Earth, from a smothering sky filled with near-pure carbon dioxide and laced with corrosive sulfuric acid rain.
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Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
The main contributor to rising sea levels is the melting of glaciers as the oceans continue to warm.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Scientists have estimated global sea level rise could increase by around 10 feet if Thwaites collapsed completely, devastating coastal communities around the world.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
The main contributor to rising sea levels is the melting of glaciers as the oceans continue to warm.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Scientists have estimated global sea level rise could increase by around 10 feet if Thwaites collapsed completely, devastating coastal communities around the world.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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“Sea level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20level. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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