What the past tells us about modern sea-level rise

What the past tells us about modern sea-level rise
Southampton, UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2013 - Researchers from the University of Southampton and the Australian National University report that sea-level rise since the industrial revolution has been fast by natural standards and - at current rates - may reach 80cm above the modern level by 2100 and 2.5 metres by 2200. The team used geological evidence of the past few million years to derive a background pattern of natural sea-level r ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/What_the_past_tells_us_about_modern_sea_level_rise_999.html