Husum

How fast is sea level currently rising?

To answer this question for Husum, we compare the sea level trend of the last 100 years with all previous 100-year periods. Since the beginning of data availability (1906), there are 17 overlapping 100-year periods.

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So far, the largest 100-year trend was in the period of 1918-2017, whereas the smallest trend was in the period of 1906-2005.
The trend of the last 100 years is within this range of the past.

The rate of sea level rise over the last 100 years at Husum is 2 mm/yr.
This rate is normal (equal to the median (2 mm/yr)).
Compared to the past, the current rate is among the top five highest.