«This is the first study to observe these changing water storage patterns on land and their impact on modulating current rates of sea level rise,» Famiglietti said. (sciencedaily.com)
Those who understand the science also realise that the increase of temperature in the mid 20th and in the late 20th century were similar, that the current rate of sea level rise is similar to rates at other times in the 20th century. (realclimate.org)
The current rate of sea level rise is 2.4 mm / year, which is less than one foot per century. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)