"If the sea level really does rise drastically, life in New York is going to change.I mean, we're at sea level," Egan said.

“如果海平面真的突然大幅度上升，纽约将会发生改变，我的意思是，人们将会有生命危险，”伊根说。

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"If the sea level really does rise drastically, life in New York is going to change. I mean, we're at sea level," Egan said.

“如果海平面真的突然大幅度上升，纽约将会发生改变，我的意思是，人们将会有生命危险，”伊根说。

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Researchers estimate that the accelerating flow of glaciers in West Antarctica is contributing about 10% of the observed rise in the mean global sea level.

研究人员估计，西南极洲冰川的加速流动在已观测到全球平均海平面上升中所起的作用约占10％。

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Mean sea level: average height of the sea surface over a 19-year period.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

Even a small increase in sea level can mean a lot more flooding in a storm, and more frequent floods than in the past.

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In the Mekong River Delta, for instance, the sea level rising by 2 meters (6.5 feet) could mean the loss of millions of acres of agricultural land, reducing it by half, Ehrhart said.

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