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Sea levels already 'much higher' than many scientists had estimated
https://www.ft.com/content/eb581941-9ebe-4b1e-afed-1170c9fb4e71Sea levels across the world are already “much higher” than most scientific assessments have assumed, according to new research, making coasts even more vulnerable to rising oceans as a result of global warming.
The study at Wageningen University in the Netherlands found that actual sea levels are on average about 30cm higher globally than estimates produced by the usual scientific models. The discrepancy between modelling and reality varies markedly around the world and is greatest in south-east Asia and Oceania, where the ocean is one to 1.5 metres higher on some coastlines than most impact assessments have assumed.
The study at Wageningen University in the Netherlands found that actual sea levels are on average about 30cm higher globally than estimates produced by the usual scientific models. The discrepancy between modelling and reality varies markedly around the world and is greatest in south-east Asia and Oceania, where the ocean is one to 1.5 metres higher on some coastlines than most impact assessments have assumed.