Published 11 March 2021 Coastal populations are experiencing relative sea-level rise up to four times faster than the global average – according to new research. is the first to analyze global sea-level rise combined with measurements of sinking land. Coastal populations are experiencing relative sea-level rise up to four times faster than the global average – according to new research from the Tyndall Centre at the University of East Anglia. A new study published today in Nature Climate Change is the first to analyze global sea-level rise combined with measurements of sinking land. The impact of subsidence combined with sea-level rise has until now been considered a local issue rather than a global one.