NASA has released a terrifyingly accurate visual animation of how far sea levels have risen in the past 30 years.
Global sea levels have risen by roughly eight centimeters over the past 30 years. While that doesn’t seem like a lot, when we’re talking about sea levels, every centimeter that the water rises puts communities along the shore at risk. This animation, while it might seem a little mundane to many, is actually very terrifying to think about, especially if you imagine you’re in a boat that’s steadily sinking deeper into the ocean.
The ongoing climate change crisis is believed to be at the heart of the rising sea levels, most prominently caused by thethat have remained frozen for billions of years. What’s even more terrifying about seeing the sea level rise in this animation, though, is thinking about how it might look if sea levels rise the projected 1.6 feet they are expected to if some of the ice shelves melt.
Three decades might also seem like a long time, almost a lifetime in fact, but that’s only roughly two-thirds the amount of time that companies like ExxonMobil have known just how dangerous burning fossil fuel is for our planet. As such, seeing the sea levels rise eight centimeters in that same amount of time really highlights the necessity of finding ways to slow down climate change, and NASA’s sea level animation is just another stark reminder of how we’re running out of time.
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