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Science 26 October 2001:
Vol. 294. no. 5543, pp. 802 - 803
DOI: 10.1126/science.1065714
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Perspectives

CLIMATE CHANGE:
How Fast Are Sea Levels Rising?

John A. Church

Sea levels are rising as a result of global warming, but assessing the rate of the rise is proving difficult. In his Perspective, Church highlights the report by Cabanes et al., who have reassessed observational data and find that it is closer to model estimates than previously found. However, observational data are still limited and models disagree in their regional projections. With present data and models, regional sea-level changes cannot be predicted with confidence.

The author is at the Antarctic CRC and CSIRO Marine Research, Tasmania 7000, Australia. E-mail: john.church{at}marine.csiro.au

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