re: #ClimateScam: denialism claims flooding Twitter have scientists worried

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Did the earth's rate of spin recently speed up? If not, how does this result in an "increase" in sea level?

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Centrifugal force.

Think of a spinning top. If I place a drop of water on it while it is spinning, it will make its way to the middle of the spinning top before being sling off.

However, on Earth, gravity, when coupled with the weight of the water itself, would lead to a bulge in the middle, hence increased sea levels near the equator, while elsewhere...not so much.

It’s probably why Barry and Big Mike have no concerns for their Oceanside mansion.