Global sea levels rising faster than previously thought

[n2doc]

The world's seas are rising faster than previously thought, offering stark evidence that global warming is posing dire challenges to coastal communities around the world.

In an analysis published in Nature Climate Change on Monday, researchers used satellite data combined with tidal gauge information and GPS measurements to overturn previous suggestions that rates had slowed in the past decade.

"This information is vital as communities around the world plan and respond to our changing climate," the University of Tasmania's Christopher Watson, the lead author on the study, said.

"Previously, it was clear that the rate of rise over the past 20 years was roughly double the rate determined over the past century - what was curious was that the rate appeared slower in the last decade relative to the one before," he said. "That slowing has puzzled scientists because it coincides with an increase in water entering our oceans from Greenland and West Antarctica."

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[darkangel218]

1. Florida is said to be completely under water by the end of the century.

I'm assuming its same for all low coastal areas around the world.

We are majorly screwed.