I recently moved to a coastal area, and I work near the coast as well for local government. Certain portions of my work unfortunately focus on “climate change.” A BIG focus is “sea level rise.” As a result, I pay attention to this and I’m beginning to notice inconsistent reports on the amount of “sea level rise” might impact different areas of the coast. I haven’t had time to research for sauce but I plan to do so. Sea level is sea level. If it rises, it should rise consistently around the world, unless there is a weather system like a hurricane, right?
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Nope, not consistent at all. For 2 years I lived in Panama around the Canal. Oddly enough, the Atlantic (Caribbean) side of the canal is always 16 feet different elevation from the Pacific side. Also, due to the corealis effect, tides and water levels at the equator will be more extreme than at the poles, since the equator moves faster around the Earth than the lands to the north.
Imagine any wheel...ferris wheel, bicycle or car wheel... the outside diameter travels faster than the inner portion because the diameter has to make one revolution in the same time the hub does...so the outer rim travels faster than the hub. Similar for Earth...the equator travels faster than lands farther north or south of the equator...and you get more water there.
Thanks!