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Sea level rise accelerating: Nasa

The 25 years of NASA and European satellite data made it clear that global sea level rise has been accelerating recently.

Updated on: Sep 17, 2019, 20:16:26 IST
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The 25 years of NASA and European satellite data made it clear that global sea level rise has been accelerating recently. The acceleration has driven by increased ice melting in Antarctica and Greenland, and it has the huge potential to double the total sea level rise projected by 2100, according to scientist Steve Nerem.

Representational image. (Getty Images)
Representational image. (Getty Images)
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