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<p class="g-pstyle0">Trend based on tide gauges with uncertainty</p>
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<p class="g-pstyle0">12in</p>
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<p>Trend based on tide gauges with uncertainty</p>
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<p class="g-pstyle0">10</p>
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<p class="g-pstyle0">8</p>
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<p class="g-pstyle0">6</p>
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<p class="g-pstyle0">4</p>
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<p class="g-pstyle0">2</p>
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<p class="g-pstyle0">0</p>
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<p class="g-pstyle0">-2</p>
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<p class="g-pstyle0">1880</p>
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<span class="caption__source">Source: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)</span>