Cataclysmic volcanic eruption in Philippines hid fact sea level rise is well and truly upon us
Sea levels are rising due to global warming, but the extent of this phenomenon has so far been attenuated by the massive 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, scientists have said. This natural catastrophe temporarily cooled down the planet, hiding the effects of increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In the past decades, many studies have investigated the link between a warmer climate and ocean rise, showing that higher temperatures caused water to expand and melted glaciers and ice sheets, thereby increasing the volume of water in the sea. From 1993, these changes in sea levels started to be recorded by satellite observations, providing scientists with new tools to confirm ...
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