BBC: "Satellites trace sea level change"

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"A major reassessment of 18 years of satellite observations has provided a new, more detailed view of sea-level change around the world.

"Incorporating the data from a number of spacecraft, the study re-affirms that ocean waters globally are rising by just over 3mm/year.

"...Currently, the most significant contributions are identified as being the expansion of the world's oceans due to their absorbing more heat, and the melt water coming from eroded glaciers and ice sheets."