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Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. And the results are terrifying

Scientists examining sea levels from 125,000 years ago made a disturbing discovery.

A polar bear wandering on melting pack ice in Canada, during the summer 2017. Scientists say the last interglacial offers lessons for future sea level rise.
A polar bear wandering on melting pack ice in Canada, during the summer 2017. Scientists say the last interglacial offers lessons for future sea level rise. Source: Florian Ledoux/The Nature Conservancy

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By Eelco Rohling



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Sea levels rose 10 metres above present levels during Earth’s last warm period 125,000 years ago, according to new research that offers a glimpse of what may happen under our current climate change trajectory.

Our paper, published today in Nature Communications, shows that melting ice from Antarctica was the main driver of sea-level rise in the last interglacial period, which lasted about 10,000 years.

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