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Sea levels will rise, experts warn, and 'it's not going to stop'
Description: For the last 23 years, ocean levels around the world have climbed by about 3 inches on average, and NASA scientists say the sea will continue to rise as warming temperatures cause ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica to melt. But California, and the rest of the western United States, has actually seen ocean levels fall. That's about to change, thanks to a shift in weather patterns, and scientists are sounding the alarm. [Source: Los Angeles Times]
URL: http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-0827-oceans-rising-20150827-story.html
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Source: Los Angeles Times
Publish Date: 8/27/2015
Reading Level: Basic
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