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Sea level rising faster as ocean warming doubles global rate

ARY News · May 23, 2026, 7:31 AM

Key takeaways

  • Add ARY News on Google AAResize Human-driven climate change continues to raise global sea levels, worsening flooding and threatening coastal communities worldwide.
  • For decades, scientists struggled with a “budget gap,” a persistent discrepancy between observed sea-level change and the estimated contributions from melting ice, land water storage, and ocean expansion.
  • Research published in Science Advances reconciles measurements from multiple instruments to clarify the sea-level budget.

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Human-driven climate change continues to raise global sea levels, worsening flooding and threatening coastal communities worldwide.

For decades, scientists struggled with a “budget gap,” a persistent discrepancy between observed sea-level change and the estimated contributions from melting ice, land water storage, and ocean expansion. Now, a breakthrough study has finally closed that gap.

Research published in Science Advances reconciles measurements from multiple instruments to clarify the sea-level budget. The comprehensive analysis breaks down the specific drivers of sea-level rise from 1960 to 2023.

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