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    Thinning and calving both contribute to the loss of ice shelves in the Antarctic, but how to they affect sea level?
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    How Ice-Shelf Loss Drives Sea Level Rise
    How Ice-Shelf Loss Drives Sea Level Rise
    Scientific assessments are designed to help island residents cope with potential threats from sea level rise.
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    NASA-UN Partnership Gauges Sea Level Threat to Tuvalu
    NASA-UN Partnership Gauges Sea Level Threat to Tuvalu
    A look into the causes and effects of accelerating sea level rise unique to the Southeast Coast.
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    Why Seas are Rising Faster on the Southeast Coast
    Why Seas are Rising Faster on the Southeast Coast
    Kelvin waves, a potential precursor of El Niño conditions in the ocean, are rolling across the equatorial Pacific toward the coast of South America.
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    International Sea Level Satellite Spots Early Signs of El Niño
    International Sea Level Satellite Spots Early Signs of El Niño
    Floating sea ice seems to have a small effect on sea level.
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    Melting Ocean Ice Affects Sea Level – Unlike Ice Cubes in a Glass
    Melting Ocean Ice Affects Sea Level – Unlike Ice Cubes in a Glass
    Sea level science team reveals complex, interlocking causes behind "nuisance" flooding events.
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    NASA Project Shows Hidden Factors Shape Minor Coastal Floods
    NASA Project Shows Hidden Factors Shape Minor Coastal Floods