Hundreds of sea level studies have underestimated ocean rise

Hundreds of sea level studies have underestimated ocean rise

A warming climate has been helping drive a global rise in sea levels. A new analysis now finds that hundreds of major studies missed just how much sea levels have risen. Past estimates were too low, the new study shows. On average, true sea levels are 20 to 30 centimeters (8 to 12 inches) higher than what past studies reported. This means that the toll of future sea level rise is even greater than expected. Katharina Seeger and Philip Minderhoud…