A new study by Australian and US climate scientists has disclosed that the world’s oceans have been warming 50 percent more quickly in the past 40 years than previously understood from the 2007 IPCC report. The more rapid warming causes expansion, which along with polar ice cap melting generates the increased water volume that translates into higher sea levels. These rising waters are already critically affecting and even submerging small island nations and delta regions around the world. Australian research lead, Catia Dominguez, said, “For the first time, we can provide a reasonable account of the processes causing the rate of global sea-level rise over the past four decades – a puzzle that has led to a lot of scientific discussion since the 2001 IPCC report but with no significant advances until now.”

Our gratefulness, US and Australian scientists, for this updated report that helps us realize the severity of global warming. May we all take steps toward an environmentally sound lifestyle to preserve our irreplaceable Earthly abode.
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