Warnemünde

How fast is sea level currently rising?

To answer this question for Warnemünde, we compare the sea level trend of the last 100 years with all previous 100-year periods. Since the beginning of data availability (1856), there are 67 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 1866-1965.
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 Warnemünde is 1.5 mm/yr.
This rate is high (above the median (1.2 mm/yr)) but within the normal range (1.1-1.5 mm/yr).
Compared to the past, the current rate is among the top five highest.