GiftOutline Gift Article Sandy will be remembered as the widest tropical cyclone on record in the Atlantic, its tropical-storm-force winds at one point expanding outward up to 820 miles from one side of the storm to another. It's already here." Since 1900, global sea levels have risen by more than seven inches. Sea levels at the tip of Manhattan have risen about 8 inches since 1950, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
the impact of higher sea levels is uncertain however, but seems certain that it could be worse.
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the impact of higher sea levels is uncertain however , but seems certain that it could be worse .
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