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Seas are rising in weird, new ways
2014-12-02 00:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Here`s a fun fact about "sea-level rise": The seas aren`t actually level to begin with. Because of predictable, long-term patterns in climate, global winds push more water into some oceans than others. This leaves the seven seas (not really a thing) divided into six basins (actually a thing). Water in these interconnected systems can slosh around to different areas while the overall volume stays the same -- much like water in a bathtub. Or so we thought! Last month in the super-sexy-sounding...
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