Scientists reconstruct 540 million years of sea level change in detail

Scientists reconstruct 540 million years of sea level change in detail

Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use sediments and fossils to roughly reconstruct how sea levels changed over time steps of a million years or more.

Scientists Just Reconstructed 540 Million Years of Earth's Sea Level History and Reached a Concerning Conclusion

Recent research conducted by an international team of scientists from Utrecht University, the UK, and the US has resulted in a significant advancement in the understanding of sea level changes. Published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, this study has reconstructed sea level variations over the past 540 million years in unprecedented detail. This breakthrough allows scientists to analyze rapid fluctuations in sea levels on a thousand-year…