15.5 



"1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 



YEAR 



Figure 29. Yearly mean sea level changes at Juneau, AK, from 1936-1986. The overall 

 fall in sea level shows the effects of isostatic rebound. Data from Lyies, 

 Hickman, and Debaugh (1988) 



Figure 30. Yearly mean sea level changes at Galveston, TX, from 1908-1986. Subsidence 

 of the land around Galveston may be caused by groundwater withdrawal and 

 compaction 



