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How does ocean expansion occur?

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Global sea level has been rising over the past century, and the rate has increased in recent decades. ... The two major causes of global sea level rise are thermal expansion caused by warming of the ocean (since water expands as it warms) and increased melting of land-based ice, such as glaciers and ice sheets.

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