Seas are rising way faster than any time in past 2,800 years
- 8 years ago
Sea levels on Earth are rising several times faster than they have in the past 2,800 years and are accelerating because of man-made global warming, according to new studies.
"There's no question that the 20th century is the fastest," said Rutgers earth and planetary sciences professor Bob Kopp, lead author of the study that looked back at sea levels over the past three millennia.
When Kopp and colleagues charted the sea level rise over the centuries - they went back 3,000 years, but aren't confident in the most distant 200 years - they saw Earth's sea level was on a downward trend until the industrial age.
Sea level rise in the 20th century is mostly man-made, the study authors said.
"There's no question that the 20th century is the fastest," said Rutgers earth and planetary sciences professor Bob Kopp, lead author of the study that looked back at sea levels over the past three millennia.
When Kopp and colleagues charted the sea level rise over the centuries - they went back 3,000 years, but aren't confident in the most distant 200 years - they saw Earth's sea level was on a downward trend until the industrial age.
Sea level rise in the 20th century is mostly man-made, the study authors said.