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Indicator: Sea level rise N2
Sea level rise: 1850 to 2002  
Aberdeen
Change since
cross 1970
cross 1990
cross 1997

Coverage: Great Britain

Source: NERC Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory

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Liverpool
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North Shields
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Newlyn
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Sheerness
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Objective: Assess vulnerability to changed weather patterns and higher sea levels and develop adaptation strategies
  • All the sites shown indicate a rise in historic mean sea level, ranging from 0.6 mm per year at Aberdeen to 2.0 mm per year at Sheerness.
  • This reflects a real sea level rise of approximately 1 mm per year combined with geographical differences due to long-term geological movements (these are causing the south and east to sink and the north to rise).


Page last modified: 21 April 2004  |  Page published: 21 April 2004