"Tracking the Annual Rise in Sea Level and Sea Ice Coverage: The Numbers Revealed"

The Arctic sea ice has been declining over the past five decades, while Antarctic sea ice has experienced fluctuations. The rate of global sea level rise has increased from 0.06 inches per year in the 20th century to 0.14 inches per year from 2006-2015. Earth's climate has been in an Icehouse state for the past 3 million years, characterized by alternating glacial and interglacial periods. During the early Eocene, there were no polar ice caps, and average global temperatures were significantly higher than today.