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Sea level rising faster than ever
Driven by man-made climate change, global sea level rose faster in the 20th century than in any of the 27 previous centuries, new research has found. Without global warming, global sea level would have risen by less than half the observed 20th century increase and might even have fallen, the study said.
New York: Driven by man-made climate change, global sea level rose faster in the 20th century than in any of the 27 previous centuries, new research has found. Without global warming, global sea level would have risen by less than half the observed 20th century increase and might even have fallen, the study said.
Instead, global sea level rose by about 14 centimetres from 1900 to 2000- a substantial increase, especially for vulnerable, low-lying coastal areas. The study used a new statistical approach that the researchers developed over the last two and a half years.
Notably, the study found that global sea level declined by about eight centimetres from 1,000 A. D. to 1400 A. D., a period when the planet cooled by about 0.2 degrees Celsius.
