How quickly are sea levels rising?
Scientists think that the combined impact of melting land ice and thermal expansion in recent years is contributing to a SLR rate of approximately 3.6 mm/year. Unfortunately, scientists believe that this rate of SLR is “unprecedented” in the last century. Overall, scientists think that SLR has contributed to a total increase of 0.16 m (~6.3 inches) in sea levels since the early 1900s.
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