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Interesting Fact # 679 - Air Pressure

For every one millibar decrease in pressure the sea rises 1cm.

(If the UK faces strong winds, extremely low pressure and a storm surge during the high tide, it could raise the sea level around eastern England by more than 2m. Which means that towns and villages in north Norfolk, plus King's Lynn in west Norfolk, are considered to be at risk from tidal flooding.)

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