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    • Research ship 'RV Tangaroa' sailing through pancake ice.
    Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Published 3 December 2007 Size: 280 KB Referencing Hub media

    This image shows the RV Tangaroa sailing through pancake ice, which is sea ice that has formed in this particular shape through the wave action of the sea.

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      Week 1: The research vessel Tangaroa

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      Climate change, melting ice and sea level rise

      One implication of climate change is sea level rise. Sea level is the average height of the ocean relative to the land, between the high and low tides. The rising global temperature is causing ...

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