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Carbon pollution seen as key driver of sea level rise
2016-04-12 15:11:40| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: As storm surges and floodwaters push further into neighborhoods from Miami to Melbourne, scientists have revealed how greenhouse gas pollution became the main cause of sea level rise during the late 20th century. New computer modeling has shown that human influences were responsible for two-thirds of sea level rise from 1970 to 2005. By contrast, natural forces were responsible for about two-thirds of the rise in sea levels detected from 1900 to 1950. "We're driving sea levels at the moment,'...
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