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October 28, 2009 PHILADELPHIA - An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating. Researchers found 20th-century sea-level rise to be three times higher than the rate of sea-level ...
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Study Finds North Carolina Sea Levels Rising Three Times Faster Than in Previous 500 Years
Green Car Congress —
... An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating. Researchers found 20th-century sea-level rise to be three times higher than the rate of sea-level rise during the last 500 years. In addition, this jump appears to occur between 1879 and 1915, a time of industrial change that may provide a direct link to human-induced climate change. ...
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Greenbang —
... 28 October: A team of scientists has found that sea-level rise in North Carolina is accelerating, with 20th-century levels rising three times as quickly as the rate over the last 500 years. The jump appears to occur between 1879 and 1915, a time of industrial change that may provide a direct link to human-induced climate change. ...
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