Extreme Sea-Level Rise (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Extreme Sea-Level Rise

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Scientists boarding the D/V JOIDES Resolution off New Jersey in 1993. The sea level in an ice-free world would be 66 meters (216.5 feet) higher than now - shoulder-high to the Statue of Liberty.

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Kenneth G. Miller, James V. Browning and Gregory S. Mountain

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