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  I have a simple and somewhat not well thought out theory for sea level rise that may be pure genius or way wrong.

  Could the rise as shown in the graph be the result of the erosion of the earth's land masses into the oceans?  What is the volume of mud that streams into the oceans from all of the great rivers like the Mississippi, Nile etc. and isn't that going to displace water at a 1 to 1 ratio?  Add in all of the beach erosion from wave action and wind erosion - which all should be fairly steady over time or more likely increasing due to human developments - and perhaps causing ocean levels to rise at a steady to increasing rate.

  I can't think of any forces that work in reverse by depositing eroded material flushed into the oceans back onto the land.  Only plate tectonics can do this but I would think plates around the world are both sinking and rising and thereby offsetting each other.

  Just a thought.On 'Sea level in the Arctic is falling'--Sea level is a surprisingly complicated thing posted 2 years, 7 months ago 11 Responses