Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansion ...

Climate change warms the ocean, causing knock-on effects such as thermal expansion - which leads to a rise in sea level - and changes in ocean currents. The melting of ice both on land and in the sea ...

In recent years, about two-thirds of sea level rise was from the addition of water from land into the ocean by melting ice ...