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N. Carolina Sea Levels Rising 3 Times Faster: Study [1]

"An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating. Researchers found 20th-century sea-level rise to be three times higher than the rate of sea-level rise during the last 500 years. In addition, this jump appears to occur between 1879 and 1915, a time of industrial change that may provide a direct link to human-induced climate change.

The results appear in the current issue of the journal Geology."

Science Daily adapted the report from a Univ. of Pennsylvania press release. [2]

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Source: Science Daily [6], 10/29/2009
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/n-carolina-sea-levels-rising-3-times-faster-study [2] http:// http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091028192617.htm [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [6] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091028192617.htm