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Recent Past and Near-Future Sea Level Rise Rates

Dispersants break oil into tiny droplets using detergents and solvents, but sunlight quickly weakens their effectiveness on oil floating at the sea surface.

Sea level rise rates

From Special Report: Understanding Sea Level Rise. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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