18. Using the below two diagrams A) What is the average rate of sea level rise over the past 100 years in mm/yr? B) What is the rate of sea level rise (mm/yr) over the past 20 years? Is the rate of sea level rise increasing or decreasing? 135 Recent Sea Level Rise 30 23 Annual Tide Gauge Records - Three Year Average 25 - Satellite Altimetry -5 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 B. Satellite based sea level rise measurements 80 60 40 20 оли 1995 2000 2005 TIME Source: climate.nasa.gov A. Sea Height Variation (mm) 2010 Sea Level Change (cm) 2015

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18. Using the below two diagrams A) What is the average rate of
sea level rise over the past 100 years in mm/yr? B) What is
the rate of sea level rise (mm/yr) over the past 20 years? Is
the rate of sea level rise increasing or decreasing?
35
Recent Sea Level Rise
30
23 Annual Tide Gauge Records
- Three Year Average
25€
- Satellite Altimetry
20
1880
1900 1920 1940 1960 1980
B. Satellite based sea level rise measurements
80
60
40
20
2000
2005
TIME
A.
Sea Height Variation (mm)
1995
Source: climate.nasa.gov
50
2000
2010
Sea Level Change (cm)
2015
Transcribed Image Text:18. Using the below two diagrams A) What is the average rate of sea level rise over the past 100 years in mm/yr? B) What is the rate of sea level rise (mm/yr) over the past 20 years? Is the rate of sea level rise increasing or decreasing? 35 Recent Sea Level Rise 30 23 Annual Tide Gauge Records - Three Year Average 25€ - Satellite Altimetry 20 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 B. Satellite based sea level rise measurements 80 60 40 20 2000 2005 TIME A. Sea Height Variation (mm) 1995 Source: climate.nasa.gov 50 2000 2010 Sea Level Change (cm) 2015
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