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 most common is the western rattlesnake, which can be found from sea level to elevations of 7,000 feet, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
According to a report from the city, the Bellwether District is at risk of up to 4 feet of flooding and up to 6 feet of sea level rise.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Some 52% of people moving from the West said that rising and extreme heat was a factor, and 48% of respondents moving from the Northeast pointed to sea level rise as their predominant threat.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
Sources: Reasons to be Cheerful Tuvalu’s effort to create a digital nation is preserving heritage amid the sea levels that threaten it
Scientists say rising tides could render the small country of nine inhabited islands, located roughly halfway between Australia and Hawaii, uninhabitable by 2100.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
The group of scientists said last year that climate change is expected to continue causing widespread damage to water availability, crop production and fishery yields while boosting infectious disease, population displacement, wildfire conditions and sea levels.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Last year, top polar researchers warned in a report that parts of key ice sheets could collapse and that coastal communities should prepare for many feet of sea level rise.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
And that's also true for drought and sea level rise.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
This could contribute to devastating sea level rise—between 1 and 3 feet—by 2100.
—David Kushner, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
According to a report from the city, the Bellwether District is at risk of up to 4 feet of flooding and up to 6 feet of sea level rise.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Some 52% of people moving from the West said that rising and extreme heat was a factor, and 48% of respondents moving from the Northeast pointed to sea level rise as their predominant threat.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
Sources: Reasons to be Cheerful Tuvalu’s effort to create a digital nation is preserving heritage amid the sea levels that threaten it
Scientists say rising tides could render the small country of nine inhabited islands, located roughly halfway between Australia and Hawaii, uninhabitable by 2100.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
The group of scientists said last year that climate change is expected to continue causing widespread damage to water availability, crop production and fishery yields while boosting infectious disease, population displacement, wildfire conditions and sea levels.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Last year, top polar researchers warned in a report that parts of key ice sheets could collapse and that coastal communities should prepare for many feet of sea level rise.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
And that's also true for drought and sea level rise.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
This could contribute to devastating sea level rise—between 1 and 3 feet—by 2100.
—David Kushner, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
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