farther up

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People are even cautioned to stay away from the shoreline due to the possibility of “sneaker waves,” which appear seemingly out of nowhere and extend farther up the sand than previous waves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

As UC Irvine professor and lead author Eric Rignot said to CBS News, "We see the seawater coming in at high tide and receding and sometimes going farther up underneath the glacier and getting trapped."

From Salon • May 23, 2024

Snowfall has become increasingly unpredictable and glaciers have retreated farther up towards the peaks, or disappeared altogether.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

In Jefferson Parish, next to New Orleans, officials began laying out flexible piping resembling giant fire hoses in a plan to pipe water from farther up the Mississippi to dilute the salt water.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023

“June,” she called in a strange, whispery voice, but June and Rosaleen had pushed farther up the riverbank and didn’t hear.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd