Climate Change is Making the Seas Rise Faster Than Ever, UN Warns – New Scientist

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Article Synopsis – In a new report, the World Meteorological Organization, a U.N. agency, warns that sea levels are rising faster than ever and we “urgently need to increase action on climate change”. According to the report, “the last four years were the warmest on record, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are at record levels and rising, and a global average sea level rise of 3.7 millimetres in 2018 outstripped the average annual increase over the past three decades”. To read the actual article click here

By Sharon Gray March 25, 2019 Newsletter