Rising sea levels threaten cities and entire countries. Leveling speed doubled

The rate of global sea level rise has more than doubled compared to the first decade of measurements between 1993 and 2002. Last year it even set a record. This was reported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Friday (April 21) in its report on the state of the world's climate in 2022. Extreme melting of glaciers and record ocean temperatures contributed to an average rise in sea levels of 4.62 millimeters per year between 2013 and 2022. This was reported by the organization. Overall, sea levels have risen by more than 10 centimeters since the early 1990s. Rising sea levels threaten some coastal cities and the very existence of low-lying countries. For example, Tuvalu, between Hawaii and Australia, is also threatened. "This report proves once again that the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continues to reach record levels. This contributes to warming land and oceans, melting glaciers and ice caps, rising sea levels and warming and acidifying the oceans,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said of the report. (Nicol Tomečková)