AAP: In 2011, Perth experienced 50 days over 35 degrees, the peak of a three-year spike of hot weather. Sea levels on the Perth coastline are rising at three times the global average, the latest State of Australian Cities report shows. In a statistic that federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese described as "disturbing" and "extraordinary", readings since 1993 have indicated sea levels are rising by between nine and 10 millimetres per year. The global average is around three millimetres...
URL: http://www.smh.com.au/wa-news/perths-sea-levels-on-the-rise-20121204-2asue.html
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