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Study: Sea level rise accelerating more than once thought

SETH BORENSTEIN
Initial Publication Date: April 29, 2016

Summary

The world's oceans are now rising far faster than they did in the past, a new study says. The study found that for much of the 20th century — until about 1990 — sea level was about 30 percent less than earlier research had figured. But that's not good news, scientists say, because about 25 years ago the seas started rising faster and the acceleration in 1990 turns out to be more dramatic than previously calculated.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article6475266.html#storylink=cpy



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Citation

Borenstein, S. (2015). Study: Sea level rise accelerating more than once thought. http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article6475266.html