Sea level rise from ocean warming underestimated, scientists say

Thursday, January 28th, 2016

Sea level rise from ocean warming underestimated, scientists say

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Source: The Guardian (U.K.)/Agence-France Presse (France)
Publication Date: Monday 25 January 2016 21.18 EST
Link: Sea level rise from ocean warming underestimated, scientists say

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Sea levels can rise due to melting ice and the expansion of water as it warms.
Credit: Alamy

The amount of sea level rise that comes from the oceans warming and expanding has been underestimated, and could be about twice as much as previously calculated, German researchers have said.

The findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal, suggest that increasingly severe storm surges could be anticipated as a result.