The effects of higher seas can range from erosion to permanent inundation, and the severity of the damage depends in great measure on where the cities are, Weiss said by telephone on Wednesday.

海水上涨的影响可能从水侵蚀延伸到永久性的海水泛滥，造成破坏的严重性很大程度上取决于城市坐落的地方，维斯星期三在电话里说。

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These factors include importance of the dam, severity of the ground motion, occurrence or lack of observed damage, and availability of quality strong motion records at or near the dam.

这些因素包括：大坝的重要性，地震时地面运动的程度，大坝出现或没有出现重大损坏，以及在当地或附近发生强震时大坝质量的可靠性。

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Traffic accidents can be grouped as death, serious and light injury, and property damage according to their severity.

交通事故按其严重程度一般可分为死亡、重伤、轻伤和物质损失。

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