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How far are human activities to blame for rising sea levels?
Research shows that the burning of fossil fuels is responsible for the majority of sea level rise since the 1970s.
Aimée Slangen is a Postdoctoral research fellow, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research at Utrecht University.