Coastal land shifts reveal faster local sea level rise than expected

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Jun 10, 2026, 5:50 pm123 ptsTrending
For almost a century, researchers have known that vertical land motion—the lifting and sinking of the ground—affects sea level locally. As the ground sinks, the sea level rises relative to the land. Scientists also assumed this process generally occurred at a steady rate over time. But a research team that…

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