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The two primary causes of this sea level rise, which seems to have been accelerating over the past two decades, are thermal expansion (expansion of water due to warming) and ice loss.
Les deux causes les plus importantes de cette montée de la mer qui semble s’accélérer ces deux dernières décennies sont l’expansion thermique (dilatation de l’eau liée au réchauffement) ainsi que la fonte des glaciers.
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