weaken; as a result, the sea level in both regions would actually drop in comparison to the global level. “These regional phenomena are often overlooked in discussions about the rising sea level,” claims Ingo [...] to sink. The melting of these ice masses alone produced a global sea-level rise of approximately 80 metres,” says Ingo Sasgen. Today, North America is rising by circa one centimetre per year, because the [...] to determine the status of these ice sheets. Making accurate forecasts remains difficult, as the sea level isn’t rising at the same rate in all parts of the globe. In the scientific community, they are