The sea level in the 20th century grew faster than in the past 2,700 years – the Russian newspaper

The American climatologists have determined that the level of the oceans in the 20th century, grew faster than in the previous 2,700 years. This analysis showed marine deposits on the island of Newfoundland, the results of which said in an article published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Scientists have conventionally divided the past two thousand years into two periods and found that during the first one, which lasted 700 years, sea ​​level increased by 0.1 mm per year. This increase is associated with an increase in average temperatures on Earth.

But in the second period (700 to 1400), the height of the oceans, in contrast, fell at a rate of 0.2 mm. In general, during this period, the sea level fell by 8 cm As a recognized expert, such a fall has surprised them

Next, as shown by the analysis of data from 1860 have seen a sharp rise in sea level -.. First 0.4 mm year and then by 1.4 mm in the 20 century. From 1900 to 2000, the sea level rose by about 14 cm.

In our time, “height” of the oceans has increased annually by 2.5-3 mm.

According to forecasts of the authors of the study if global warming will not be able to restrain the efforts of the world’s states, by 2100 sea levels could rise by about 1.3 meters, RIA Novosti reported.

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