全球海平面上升正在加速

Warming in the deep oceans could be one of the factors behind a sharp and sustained spike in the rate of sea-level rise since the early 2010s, finds Michael Le Page THERE has been an abrupt change in the rate of sea-level rise as measured by satellites. Around 2012, it suddenly accelerated and has remained higher ever since. published earlier this year. Another study presented at the EGU meeting suggests that ocean waters deeper than 2 kilometres have started to warm and expand in the past decade, which could also be contributing to this acceleration. It is possible that the jump is mainly due to natural variation. …