UN chief launches 'global SOS' on rising sea levels in the Pacific

Headline: Le Monde (English)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent out a global climate SOS at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region's seas rising much more swiftly than global averages.
Japan Today
The United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization Monday issued reports on worsening sea level rise, turbocharged by a warming Earth and melting ice sheets and glaciers.
Voice Of America
Speaking to reporters in Tonga where the Pacific Islands Forum is being held, Guterres highlighted the findings of a report that showed the South West Pacific was worst hit by sea level rises, in some places by more than double the global average in the past 30 years.
CNA
A rise in the temperature makes the water expand, which contributes to rising sea levels.
Deutsche Welle (EN)

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