This means that we can expect more than the one-meter sea level rise projected for 2100, a fact that the rapid melting of the Greenland ice sheet, as well as strong indications that the western part of the Antarctic ice sheet is also melting, strongly support.

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It is currently making its first pass down with a 12.5-inch diameter hole to the roof of the 50-square-meter (500-square-foot) refuge at Level 100 (100 meters above sea level).

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The split-level four-bedroom home sits on a 2, 000-square-meter lot, twice the size of the session floor of the Philippine Senate.

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But since the city sold its metered parking to a group of private investors led by Morgan Stanley last year, the level of rage in the city over hikes in parking-meter rates and aggressive parking enforcement has gone way up.

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Athletes do triple jumps down a 10-meter lane lined with infrared sensors to determine their energy level before a workout.

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Nanotechnology is the science of the very small, where machines and materials are built at the molecular level, and key components are measured in nanometers, or one-billionth of a meter.

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The digital "eyebrow" display at the top of the instrument panel provides high visibility for the Eco indicator and speedometer, while the lower liquid crystal meter display houses the new percentage style state-of-charge meter, power meter, battery temperature gauge, multi-function display, remaining energy gauge, capacity level gauge and distance to empty display.

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The industrious Dutch have strong enough dikes and clever enough engineering to survive a one meter rise in the oceans, even though two-thirds of their country lies below sea level.

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