Sea level rise

The sea level has generally been rising since the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, which was around 20,000 years ago. Between 1901 and 2018, the average sea level rose by 15–25 cm (6–10 in), with an increase of 2. 3 mm (0.

091 in) per year since the 1970s.
This was faster than the sea level had ever risen over at least the past 3,000 years.
The rate accelerated to 4.

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