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The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades
B. D. Hamlington, A. Bellas-manley, et al.
Discover how researchers B. D. Hamlington, A. Bellas-Manley, J. K. Willis, S. Fournier, N. Vinogradova, R. S. Nerem, C. G. Piecuch, P. R. Thompson, and R. Kopp present alarming findings on the acceleration of global mean sea level rise, doubling from 2.1 mm/year to 4.5 mm/year in just three decades. Their study warns of a potential 169 mm increase by 2050, highlighting urgent coastal adaptation strategies.
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