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There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise
The average global sea level has already risen by more than 0.2 metres over the past 15 years as a result of global warming. This has been caused by a number of factors: as well as increasing melting of mountain glaciers and the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, the oceans are expanding as they warm.
Satellite measurements of sea level began only in the 1990s and the rate of rise was thought to have been fairly steady, at around 3.6 millimetres per year. But, as more satellite data has come in, researchers have spotted a sudden acceleration around 2012, which has remained higher ever since.
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There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise
The average global sea level has already risen by more than 0.2 metres over the past 15 years as a result of global warming. This has been caused by a number of factors: as well as increasing melting of mountain glaciers and the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, the oceans are expanding as they warm.
Satellite measurements of sea level began only in the 1990s and the rate of rise was thought to have been fairly steady, at around 3.6 millimetres per year. But, as more satellite data has come in, researchers have spotted a sudden acceleration around 2012, which has remained higher ever since.
Tap the link to learn more
newscientist.com/article/2525773-there-has-been-a-sudden-increase-in-the-rate-of-sea-level-rise
