A new study has revealed that sea levels have been rising at an unprecedented rate. Global sea levels had been rising at a minimal rate of less than half an inch per decade between 1900 to 1990, but have since risen 1.2 inches per decade, according to an International Business Times report. The increase has been linked to global warming-induced factors.

 

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Researchers say the rise is due to the thermal expansion of warmer seawater, the melting of glaciers and ice sheets as well as the faster flow of water from the land to the ocean due to human irrigation projects, according to Britain's The Independent.

The study's lead author, Harvard researcher Carling Hay, says the rapid rise in sea levels is concerning for cities along the U.S.'s eastern coast.

 

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