[JBW1949]

If the Atlantic ocean rises 1 foot, doesn’t the Pacific ocean also rise 1 foot??????

[marktwain]

If the Atlantic ocean rises 1 foot, doesn’t the Pacific ocean also rise 1 foot??????

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Overall, over a significant period of time, on average, yes. The problem is talked about in the article. Just the volume of water in the oceans is not the only variable in play. Land can rise and fall due to geologic causes. Many of the places where the “sea level” is rising more are actually cases of land sinking.

There are also lots of dynamic effects from tides to currents to variations in rainfall and evaporation.

The point is the oceans are a very dynamic system which can easily rise or fall more in a particular place than in another, because of local variations.

Sure, if we can measure averages over a long period of time, we overall rise and fall in the various oceans should be pretty much the same - and this is what the researchers found in 95% of the suitable locations.