sea level

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Sixty miles from Julian, I turn onto Bannister Road and bump north along a gravel track for three miles into the basin, to a parking lot 164 feet below sea level.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Last year, the global mean sea level was around 11 centimetres higher than when satellite altimetry records began in 1993.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Between 1901 and 2018, the global average sea level rose by about 20 centimetres.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Hektoria sat on what scientists call an ice plain, a flat stretch of bedrock below sea level.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Humans first reached Flores when the sea level was exceptionally low, and the island was easily accessible from the mainland.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari