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Global sea level change

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How do satellites help measure sea levels?

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How is sea level measured?

What would happen if Earth's temperature rose by 2 °C?

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Combination shot of Grinnell Glacier taken from the summit of Mount Gould, Glacier National Park, Montana in the years 1938, 1981, 1998 and 2006.

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