Sea Levels Rose Due To Faster Melting Of Polar Ice Sheets And Mountain Glaciers

The WSJ is reporting.

16.8 millimeters.

Between 2005 and 2011.

Six years.

16.8 mm/6 years = 2.8 mm/year.

OMG.

The popsicle post is here.

The thickness of an average human fingernail is about 0.3 to 0.5 mm thick. According to wiki, human nails grow at an average rate of 3 mm (0.12 inch) per month.

The thickness of pencil lead varies, but is commonly 0.7 mm.