And still the sea was rising, a little bit more every year.
In the last 10 000 years the sea rose slightly to its present level.
The sea rose to 3 m above its present level by the end of the period.
But where do we move, finally, when the seas again rise all around?
The sea is rising; let us go back to the islands.
If the seas had risen against them, they would have died.
The wind and sea are rising at an alarming rate.
But the sea had risen in the night until it stood around the tires.
The sea rose 300 to 400 feet, engulfing the land.
By comparison, seas rose about 6 to 9 inches in the 20th century.