Global sea level rise poses threat to ecosystem

ANKARA (AA) – NASA data has shown that global sea level rise poses a significant threat to coastal regions and ecosystems.

The rise in water level is due to the melting of ice sheets, glaciers, as well as the warming of seawater.

NASA’s comprehensive satellite-derived analysis states that global sea levels have been gradually rising over the past three decades.

 On a global average, sea level has risen about 98.5 millimeters (3.87 inches) since 1993.

 In addition, average global sea surface temperatures reached record highs in June.

The observed increase in global sea levels is primarily attributed to two critical factors linked to global warming: the added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers, and the expansion of seawater as it warms, according to NASA data from this February.

NASA’s comprehensive analysis, derived from satellite observations, paints a clear picture of a consistent and gradual rise in global sea levels over the past three decades.

The global average sea level has surged by approximately 98.5 millimeters (3.87 inches) since 1993, it indicated.

Additionally, global average sea surface temperatures reached record highs in June, with the North Atlantic Ocean experiencing exceptionally warm sea surface temperatures and multiple extreme marine heatwaves, according to data released early this month by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

Analysis from C3S suggests these occurrences were influenced by both short-term changes in atmospheric circulation and long-term changes in the ocean.

Global sea surface temperatures in May broke previous records, surpassing any previous May on record, and this trend continued into June, with even more significant anomalies than the average, the data said.