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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But Tianwen 3 needs to land even lower down, with the criteria being at least 9,840 feet (3,000 m) below notional sea level, according to a paper published in the journal Nature by scientists involved in the mission.
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, disease and human activity, such as pollution, have severely degraded Florida's reefs, according to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
The administration has canceled billions of dollars in research funding and shuttered federal websites that made public critical data about sea level rise, extreme weather and other effects of climate change.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The fun starts with a helicopter ride from the lodge up to a rocky shelf 4,000 feet above sea level.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, disease and human activity, such as pollution, have severely degraded Florida's reefs, according to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
The administration has canceled billions of dollars in research funding and shuttered federal websites that made public critical data about sea level rise, extreme weather and other effects of climate change.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The fun starts with a helicopter ride from the lodge up to a rocky shelf 4,000 feet above sea level.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Sea level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20level. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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