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Sea levels have risen by approximately 8 inches (20 cm) in the past 100 years due to global warming and the melting of glaciers and ice caps. This trend is expected to continue and accelerate in the coming years, leading to more frequent coastal flooding and erosion.

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Have oceans risen or fallen during the past 100 years?

Oceans have risen during the past 100 years. Sea levels have been rising due to factors such as thermal expansion of seawater and melting glaciers and ice sheets caused by global warming. The rate of sea level rise has been increasing in recent decades.


What is the most important thing that has happened in the past 100 years?

The invention of the internet has had a transformative impact on society in the past 100 years. It revolutionized communication, commerce, education, and entertainment, connecting people around the world like never before.


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In the past 100 years Mount Pinatubo has had many eruptions. However, all of those were part of a relatively brief period of activity in 1991 leading up to and immediately following the cataclysmic eruption on June 15.


How has Earth's average temperature changed over the past 400000 years?

Increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have warmed the Earth over the past 100 years or so. It's difficult to quantify since there is so much noise in the historic record. You should check on the NOAA or NCDC (National Climatic Data Center) sites for more detailed information.="h2headingh2"style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"name="because_us_retarteds,_humans,_dont_no_how_to_save_the_freaking_ozone_layer!!!!!">


How many centimeters has the sea level risen in the past 10 years?

"Scientists estimate that sea level has risen about 10 to 25 centimeters over the past 100 years."

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