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December 12, 2013

CryoSat Tracks Storm Surge
Paris (ESA) Dec 12, 2013
ESA's CryoSat satellite measured the storm surge from the recent North Sea storms, as high waters passed through the Kattegat sea between Denmark and Sweden. During 5-6 December, a major storm passed through northern Europe causing flooding, blackouts, grounding flights and bringing road, rail and sea travel to a halt. Since the storm coincided with a period of high tides in the North Sea, there were extremely high sea levels - a 'storm surge'. In the UK, sea levels were at their highest sin ... read more

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