Fastest Sea-level Rise in 2,100 Years Linked to Climate Change

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By USA Today | 23 June 2011 | 911

The sea-level is now rising faster along the U.S. Atlantic coast than at any time in the past 2,100 years, and this surge is linked to increasing global temperatures, an international research team reports. The team found that sea level was relatively stable from 200 BC to 1,000 AD. Beginning in the 11th century, sea level rose by about half a millimeter each year for 400 years during a warm climate period known as the Medieval Climate Anomaly. Sea level was stable again during a period, called the Little Ice Age, that persisted until the late 19th century. But since then, sea level has risen more than 2 millimeters per year on average, the steepest rate for more than 2,100 years. Read More