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Report Finds Global Heating Is Driving Sea Level Rise Far Faster Than Previously Believed

HeadlineMar 05, 2026

In climate news, new research suggests that human activity is causing ocean levels to rise far faster than government planners previously thought, with tens of millions more people at risk of losing their homes to rising seas. Researchers reviewed hundreds of scientific assessments, finding most of them underestimated baseline coastal water heights by 12 inches, or 30 centimeters.

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