The Ridiculous Reasons It’s Hard to Measure Sea Level

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The Ridiculous Reasons It’s Hard to Measure Sea Level –

From problems with the moon, to the lumpiness of earth, sea levels aren’t quite as exact as we have them figured out to be.

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