According to researchers in Taiwan, sea levels would be much higher if______.

Researchers in Taiwan say sea levels would be much higher today if it weren’t for human’s artificial storing of water on land. The scientists concluded that without the world’s reservoirs, ocean levels could have risen by an extra 3 centimeters over the last 50 years. (28) They say the impact of climate change on sea levels is worse than previously thought. The sea level had been stable throughout two millennia, but the pace at which they were rising was now accelerating. The rise could be as much as 1.5 meters or 4. 9 feet by the end of the century, which would have devastating consequences for low-lying countries.