Modern sea-level rise breaks 4,000-year stability in southeastern China.

ABSTRACT: Quantifying physical mechanisms driving sea-level change-including global mean sea level (GMSL) and regional-to-local components (that is, sea-level budget)-is essential for reliable future projections and effective coastal management^1,2. Although previous research has attempted to resolve China's sea-level budget from the 1950s^3,4, these studies capture short timescales and lack the long-term context necessary to fully assess modern sea-level rise in southeastern China⁵-one of the world's most densely populated regions with immense socioeconomic importance⁶. Here we show that GMSL followed three distinct stages from 11,700 years before present (BP) to the modern day: (1) rapid early Holocene rise driven by the deglacial melt of land ice; (2) 4,0

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12545208 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature