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Date Time New data reveals British sea level records stretching back 200 years A study published by University of Liverpool scientists, alongside colleagues from the Liverpool branch of the National Oceanography Centre, has uncovered and analysed new sea level records from the nineteenth century which show that the acceleration of the rise of British sea level took place since 1890. Nowadays, sea level measurements around the British Isles are made by tide gauges which record digitally and transmit the data automatically. The best of these records are fed into the Permanent Service for Mean S...

Heritage Images/Getty Images toggle caption Heritage Images/Getty Images Shipping workers recorded the tide levels beginning in 1854 at St. George's Dock in Liverpool, England, creating valuable records for future scientists. Heritage Images/Getty Images Off the coast of England, there's a tiny, wind-swept island with the remains of a lifeboat rescue station from the mid-1800s. The workers who once ran the station on Hilbre Island did something that, unbeknownst to them, has become crucial for understanding the future of a hotter climate: They recorded ...