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Sea-level change at different European tide-gauge stations 1896-2004: Data (mm/year) corrected with regard to postglacial land movement and gravity-field variation.
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Changes in global sea level 1870-2006: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Observed changes in (a) global average surface temperature, (b) global average sea level and (c) northern hemispheric snow cover for March-April: All changes are relative to the period 19611990
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Area of multi-year Arctic sea ice in March 1957-2007: Note: The area of thick, multi-year sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is decreasing
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Sea-level changes in Europe October 1992-May 2007: Based on satellite data; trends in mm/year, inverted barometer included, seasonal signal removed
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Change in colour index in southern North Sea from the 1950s until 2000s: Data are from the Continuous Plankton Recorder
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Sea surface temperature changes for the European seas 1982-2006: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Sea surface temperature anomaly for period 1870-2006: Data (oC) show the difference between annual average temperatures and the period 1982-2006 mean in different European seas
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Sea surface temperature (CLIM 013) - Assessment published Sep 2008: Sea surface temperature (SST) in European seas is increasing more rapidly than in the global oceans. The rate of increase is higher in the northern European seas and lower in the Mediterranean Sea. The rate of increase in sea surface temperature in all European seas during the past 25 years has been about 10 times faster than the average rate of increase during more than the past century. The rate of increase observed in the past 25 years is the largest ever measured in any previous 25 year period.
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Arctic sea ice (CLIM 010) - Assessment published Sep 2008: The extent of the sea ice in the Arctic has declined at an accelerating rate, especially in summer. The record low ice cover in September 2007 was roughly half the size of the normal minimum extent in the 1950s. The summer ice is projected to continue to shrink and may even disappear at the height of the summer melt season in the coming decades. There will still be substantial ice in winter. Reduced polar ice will speed up global warming and is expected to affect ocean circulation and weather patterns. Species specialised for life in the ice are threatened. Less ice will ease access to the Arctic's resources. Oil and gas exploration, shipping, tourism and fisheries will offer new economic opportunities, but also increase pressures and risks to the Arctic environment.
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