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In Santa Barbara, you can walk on seaside sidewalk and look up to see ribbons marking the 7 meter elevation above your head. These ribbons and the associated information being handed out this week are the work of a group of students at Santa Barbara High School.
Their website describes their work:
"S.E.A. is a local student-based organization aimed at heightening awareness of the repercussions of sea level rise. If Greenland’s glaciers alone melt, the sea level could rise a maximum of seven meters. With one-half of the world’s population living near the coast, massive displacements of people, estuaries, and wetlands would take place. Thousands of coastal cities would be lost and millions of gallons of fresh water would be lost. Global temperature will increase to levels capable of melting Greenland’s glaciers by 2100.
S.E.A. Mission:
Our goal is to raise awareness about the rising sea level and to help teach people how to adopt habits that do not contribute to global warming."
The Green Academy at Santa Barbara High School