Global sea level rose higher than expected last year. Here’s why.
- Posted on March 14, 2025
- By Washington Post
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Global sea level rose higher than expected last year. Here’s why.

Last year’s rate of average global sea level rise was 0.23 inches per year, higher than the expected 0.17 inches per year, NASA found. The rise follows are trend of rapidly increasing rates over the past 30 years.