Concept information
Preferred term
global sea-level rise
Definition
- Global sea level (i.e., the mean sea level averaged across the globe) has risen by 1.6 ± 0.2 mm/yr. (millimeters per year) in the period 1961 to 2003 and by a similar amount (1.7 ± 0.3 mm/yr.) when calculated over the entire 20th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Global Sea-Level Rise]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/global_sea-level_rise
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