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Sea levels are rising 60% faster than estimated

Sea levels are rising 60 per cent faster than the UN's climate panel forecast, scientists warn. Satellite measurements show that sea levels are actually rising at an alarming rate of 3.2 mm a year compared to the estimate of 2 mm a year in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's fourth assessment report (AR4), researchers said.

 

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