Study: sea level rise acceleration still uncertain, we won’t have statistical certainty until 2020-2030

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This is a bit of a bombshell to those that claim sea level rise is accelerating and certain. From the University of Southampton:

Back to the future to determine if sea level rise is accelerating

IMAGE: This is a tide gauge at National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool, UK.

Scientists have developed a new method for revealing how sea levels might rise around the world throughout the 21st century to address the controversial topic of whether the rate of sea level rise is currently increasing.

The international team of researchers, led by the University of Southampton and including scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, the University of Western Australia, the University of South Florida, the Australian National University and the University of Seigen in Germany, analysed data from 10 long-term sea level monitoring stations located around the world. They looked into the future to identify the timing at which sea level…

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