| Officials say the defences will allow for a predicted rise in sea level and be built to blend in with the townscape. |
| Partial pressure in oxygen was adjusted for altitude and reported as if it were obtained at sea level. |
| Flat as a washed-up jellyfish, the 217 hectare sand cay is only 4m above sea level at its highest point. |
| The volcanic pile built up above sea level so that lavas began to be erupted subaerially. |
| Storm surges are unusual elevations in sea level that are driven by anomalous wind stresses and low atmospheric pressures associated with storms. |
| Unless the damaged areas are quickly revegetated, the eroded soils sink below sea level and the area becomes open water. |
