The sea is rising three times faster than we thought.

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By Amelia UrryMay 23, 2017, 4:37 pm217 pts
Global sea-level rise before 1990 was smaller than previously thought — which means all the sea-level rise we’ve observed since 1990 has been happening much faster than we knew, according to new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The backstory: Before satellites,…

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