Global seawater levels significantly higher than previously thought, putting tens of millions more people at risk; the problem is greatest in the Global South, the Pacific, and Southeast Asia

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Global seawater levels significantly higher than previously thought, putting tens of millions more people at risk; the problem is greatest in the Global South, the Pacific, and Southeast Asia

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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months ago

The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds

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A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot or about 30 centimeters.

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