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.
Within the plot of the play at least, in one case, the land appeared to be falling rather than the sea-level rising, and in another, both land and sea were rising together, thus disguising the reality of sea-level rise, but within the plot, a university department would lose a lucrative grant if they told the truth.
In some parts of the world sea-level is rising in others it seems to be falling.
On a national level, rising subprime mortgage foreclosures are sure to have a ripple effect.
It wasn't like a giant wave came in, but the water actually at the river level just rising very quickly.
But the sea level is rising, so much so that the nation's water has become too salty to drink and to grow vegetables, especially taro, a vegetable that was once the island's staple food.
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That is part of the reason why the sea level is now rising at 3-3.5mm a year, twice the average annual rate in the 20th century.
Helping to drive the expansion of online courses in the US has been a concern about the high costs of university and the rising level of student loan debts.
But the level of tension is rising, too quickly, perhaps, for Wahid to stay on top.
Water may become contaminated by a major storm, and a rising sea level can contaminate wells.
What a cut to a 20% rate does achieve, according to this modelling, is a higher level of employment - rising by 1.1%.
First, a rising overall level of employment tends to increase employment in each industry in proportion to its share of the overall economy.
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Forecasters say that, thanks to the rising sea level, it will go up and down ever more frequently, and may be overwhelmed by 2030.
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Its private gold demand has risen so much faster that imports through Hong Kong alone leapt above that level last year, rising three-fold from 2010 to total 428 tonnes.
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Instead of rising to the level of Europe, Moldova risks being dragged down to the level of Transdniestria.
Just again, understanding that health care inflation is not nearly rising at that level, though their profit looks quite nice.
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He talked about the extensive interdisciplinary studies, carried out by Cuban scientific institutions, on the impact of the rising sea water level.
Getting unemployment down to 6.5% without inflation rising to a level higher than 2.5% is not expected to happen until 2014 at the earliest.
He says the reforms would lead to a future in which "we do not have to have fares rising above the level of inflation".
Because the Fukushima reactor has been flooded and is not on fire, there is currently no threat of it rising to the level of the Chernobyl disaster.
Although too many luxury homes were built in some cities, there is no massive oversupply at the national level, and urbanisation and rising incomes will continue to support demand for housing.
While business confidence has improved and Europe's largest economy has returned to growth, output is still set to be down by around 5% this year, and the country's unemployment level and budget deficit are rising.
The carbon dioxide levels appear to have been rising at a level of two parts per million each year for the last 10 years - with the latest measure being 40% higher than those at the start of the industrial revolution.
In addition, as far as the prenatal environment per hormonal influences, there is some evidence that sexual, physical or verbal abuse could be factors rising to the level of stress that might alter the hormonal prenatal environment, leading to problems in neurodevelopment.
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