According to NASA, sea levels rose unexpectedly in 2024, marking it as the hottest year on record. The increased rise of 0.59cm compared to the projected 0.43cm per year outlines a concerning acceleration attributed to warming oceans and melting glaciers. The study, leveraging data from the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, reveals that over the past three decades, average sea levels have increased by 10cm. This phenomenon, a crucial consequence of human-induced climate change, raises alarms about future impacts on coastlines and ecosystems due to accelerated ice melt and rising temperatures.
The rate of sea level rise last year was 0.59cm, higher than the expected estimate of 0.43cm, highlighting an alarming acceleration in rising oceans.
Rising sea levels, as observed in the NASA study, are a direct consequence of human-induced climate change, with glaciers and ice sheets being major contributors.
With 2024 confirmed as the warmest year on record, the correlation between ocean warming and rising sea levels has never been clearer, according to NASA.
Over the past three decades, satellite data indicates that average global sea levels have risen by 10cm, doubling the rate of rise seen earlier.
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