A higher-than-usual amount of ocean warming, along with meltwater from land-based ice, caused a jump in sea level that surprised scientists. The rate of rise in 2024 was 0.23 inches per year, more ...

Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansion ...

If thermal expansion occurs on a hot day the tracks will expand. Leaving a small space for the tracks to expand into means they will not buckle. The water level in the capillary tube is initially ...