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Explainer: the science behind rising sea levels

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Video. Explainer: the science behind rising sea levels

Updated: 05/11/2021 - 8:29 GMT+1

Global warming means that sea levels are rising worldwide. As part of our Save the Sea series to mark COP26, we look at some of the science behind this creeping change .

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