Oceanography | Vol.33, No.2 32 Oceanography | Vol.33, No.2 32 Ancient Sea Level as Key to the Future By Kenneth G. Miller, W. John Schmelz, James V. Browning, Robert E. Kopp, Gregory S. Mountain, and James D. Wright SPECIAL ISSUE ON PALEOCEANOGRAPHY: LESSONS FOR A CHANGING WORLD Scientists boarding D/V JOIDES Resolution of New Jersey in 1993. Sea level in an ice-free world would be 66 meters (216.5 feet) higher than now—shoulder-high to the Statue of Liberty. Image credit: Kenneth G. Miller, James V. Browning, and Gregory S. Mountain