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Wilko Graf von Hardenberg, "Sea Level: A History" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
News reports warn of rising sea levels spurred by climate change. Waters inch ever higher, disrupting delicate ecosystems and threatening island and coastal communities. The baseline for these measurements—sea level—may seem unremarkable, a long-familiar zero point for altitude. But as Dr. Wilko Graf von Hardenberg reveals, the history of defining and measuring sea level is intertwined with national ambitions, commercial concerns, and shifting relationships between people and the ocean.
Sea Level: A History (University of Chicago Press, 2024) by Dr. Wilko Graf von Hardenberg provides a…
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