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... increase being recorded at Eugene Island , Louisiana , 20 miles southwest of Morgan City , Louisiana . Along the Atlantic coast , a maximum rise of 52 inches in the level of the sea was noted at Sandy Hook , New Jersey , while the ...
... increase being recorded at Eugene Island , Louisiana , 20 miles southwest of Morgan City , Louisiana . Along the Atlantic coast , a maximum rise of 52 inches in the level of the sea was noted at Sandy Hook , New Jersey , while the ...
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... increase has been diminishing somewhat during the last few years . Changes in sea level have great economic ramifications in flat coastal areas . While an increase in the level of the ocean would have little effect on the steep shores ...
... increase has been diminishing somewhat during the last few years . Changes in sea level have great economic ramifications in flat coastal areas . While an increase in the level of the ocean would have little effect on the steep shores ...
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... increasing the inclination of the earth's axis , which may result in an extension of present subtropical climate ... increase the earth's tilt . The earth's axis is now inclined 231⁄2 degrees to the plane in which the planet circles ...
... increasing the inclination of the earth's axis , which may result in an extension of present subtropical climate ... increase the earth's tilt . The earth's axis is now inclined 231⁄2 degrees to the plane in which the planet circles ...
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