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China reports highest sea level in 30 years

2017/3/23 13:43:21   source:Xinhua

A report released Wednesday by China's State Oceanic Administration warned that sealevels monitored last year reached the highest level since 1980.

The average sea level along the Chinese coast in 2016 was 38 mm higher than that of 2015 and 82 mm higher than the average level between 1993 and 2011, the report said.

Over the period from 1980 to 2016, sea level readings at China's coastal regions rose at anaverage rate of 3.2 mm per year, according to the report.

The report ascribed this situation to influences of climate change as well as El Nino and LaNina events.

Sun Shuxian, vice director of the administration warned that higher sea level may result inaggravated risks of storm tides, floods, coastal erosion, salt tides and seawaterencroachment.

Another report released by the administration on Wednesday stated that the marineenvironment in waters under China's jurisdiction was "basically stable" in 2016.

However, it also noted some "outstanding problems" such as offshore pollution, anunhealthy marine ecosystem and environmental risks such as reoccurrence of red tides.

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