Seas are rising in weird, new ways

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By Amelia UrryDec 1, 2014, 6:11 pm49 pts
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…

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