Sea level rise

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Across
  1. 3. Long-term weather patterns that influence sea levels.
  2. 5. Measure that affects how fast ice melts and oceans expand.
  3. 6. Wearing away of land by water or wind.
  4. 7. Large body of saltwater covering most of Earth’s surface.
  5. 9. Area near the sea.
  6. 10. Regular rise and fall of sea level caused by the moon and sun.
  7. 12. Element in greenhouse gases contributing to global warming.
  8. 13. Thick layer of ice covering a large area, especially at the poles.
  9. 14. Overflow of water onto normally dry land.
Down
  1. 1. Massive, slow-moving ice formation that melts and adds water to the sea.
  2. 2. To go underwater or become covered by water.
  3. 4. Process of ice turning into liquid water.
  4. 8. Adjusting to new environmental conditions caused by rising seas.
  5. 11. Increase in Earth’s average surface temperature.