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How Extreme Australian Rains Made Global Sea Levels Drop

2013-08-20 08:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Global sea level has been rising as a result of global warming, but in 2010 and 2011, sea level actually fell by about a quarter of an inch. Scientists now say they know why: It has to do with extreme weather in Australia. The sea level drop coincided with some of the worst flooding in that continent's history. Dozens of people died and torrents washed away houses and cars, forcing thousands from their homes. Some of those floodwaters simply ran back into the ocean, so they didn't affect...

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