Scientists found sea levels are rising faster today than anytime over the past 3,000 years. Another group of scientists found that January temperatures in the Arctic hit a record high. The sea level researchers gathered information going back 28 centuries. Their findings were released Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Robert Kopp, from Rutgers University in New Jersey, is the paper’s lead author. He said the 20th century rise was “extraordinary” when compared to the past 3,000 years. And, Kopp said, “the rise over the last two decades has been even faster.” When temperatures rise, so do sea levels. That is because snow and ice melt, or break off from glaciers. They flow into the sea. The increased water makes the sea levels rise. The best estimates show that temperatures around the Earth have risen more than a half-degree Celsius since 1880.
Title: Sea Levels and Arctic Temperatures Rise
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gathered information going back 28 centuries. </span> <span data-start-time='26354' data-end-time='34042'>Their findings were released Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.</span> <span data-start-time='34042' data-end-time='41250'>Robert Kopp, from Rutgers University in New Jersey, is the paper’s lead author. </span> <span data-start-time='41250' data-end-time='51000'>He said the 20th century rise was “extraordinary” when compared to the past 3,000 years. </span> <span data-start-time='51000' data-end-time='59458'>And, Kopp said, “the rise over the last two decades has been even faster.”</span> <span data-start-time='59458' data-end-time='63188'>When temperatures rise, so do sea levels. </span> <span data-start-time='63188' data-end-time='69167'>That is because snow and ice melt, or break off from glaciers. </span> <span data-start-time='69167' data-end-time='71604'>They flow into the sea. </span> <span data-start-time='71604' data-end-time='76396'>The increased water makes the sea levels rise.</span> <span data-start-time='76396' data-end-time='87958'>The best estimates show that temperatures around the Earth have risen more than a half-degree Celsius since 1880. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/914/temp_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5599 data-hint-location='63188' style='display:none;'><div 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