Mark Serreze, director of the American National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Colorado, thinks that sea level rise is going to be a bigger and bigger problem, as we move through the 21st century.

美国国家冰雪数据中心（NSIDC）位于科罗拉多州，其主任马克·塞雷泽（Mark Serreze）认为，随着我们进入21世纪，海平面上升将成为一个越来越大的问题。

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All of this information will help scientists understand why the Pine Island Glacier drains so much ice to the ocean and how much it could contribute to sea level rise in the future.

所有这些信息会帮着科学家力进松岛冰川为什么会有那么多冰流失进入海洋，松岛冰川对未来海平面的升高能起到多大的作用。

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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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Such an increase amounts to 0.16 inches per year, but the eventual impact could mean that a small storm could "do the same damage that Sandy did, " said Peter Howd, co-author of a 2012 U.S. Geological Survey report that found the rate of sea level rise had increased in the northeast.

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However, the scientists stressed that sea level rise in line with their projections could still make some islands in the Pacific uninhabitable.

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The researchers also included projections for sea level rise in Europe that includes the effects of thermal expansion, ice melt and storm surges.

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