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"sea levels rise due to thermal expansion" ... It is a contributor but not the leading cause. From here[1] (which I was able to find in 1 min) "Both the Inter
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"sea levels rise due to thermal expansion" ... It is a contributor but not the leading cause.
From here[1] (which I was able to find in 1 min)
"Both the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the US National Climate Assessment conclude that ice loss was the largest contributor to sea-level rise during the past few decades, and will contribute to rising sea levels for the century to come."
[1]https://sealevel.nasa.gov/understanding-sea-level/overview/ https://sealevel.nasa.gov/understanding-sea-level/overview/
- croes 3y agoFound this >About half of the measured global sea level rise on Earth is from warming waters and thermal expansion. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/how-warming-water-causes-sea-level-rise/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/how-warming-water... Being responsible for 50% looks to me like a leading cause unless there are only two then it's one of the two leading causes.