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Re:Arctic melting four times faster than rest of the planet,... by tiahura on Friday August 12, 2022 @08:12AM (#32437302)
So are sea levels rising faster then?

One can find pictures by climate change skeptics showing old and recent photos of various piers that show no change. These are dismissed as poor evidence of the lack of change, but photos showing piers under water are elusive.

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Re:Arctic melting four times faster than rest of the planet,... by shawabawa3 on Friday August 12, 2022 @08:24AM (#32437443)
Sea levels have risen about 100mm since 1993, and the rate of increase is indeed increasing

It's still quite slow, and we're probably still a hundred years off under water piers. It's currently rising at a rate of 3.7mm/year

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Re:Arctic melting four times faster than rest of the planet,... by heywoodlh on Friday August 12, 2022 @08:55AM (#32437791)
Seeing this comment got me wondering how sea level is actually measured. Found this article from NASA[1] that was really interesting!

[1] https://climatekids.nasa.gov/sea-level/

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Re:Arctic melting four times faster than rest of the planet,... by ZeroGravitas on Friday August 12, 2022 @12:11PM (#32440612)
A Youtube video talking about these skeptic claims and comparing with the actual science (spoiler, yes they are):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTRlSGKddJE

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